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Serological identification of the predators of the complex of Simulium damnosum Theobald (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Ivory Coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

M. W. Service  and
J. M. Elouard
M. W. Service
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Entomology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
J. M. Elouard
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Hydrobiologie de Bouaké, Office de la Récherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-mer, B. P. 1434, Bouaké, Ivory Coast
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Abstract

The natural predators of larvae and pupae of the complex of Simulium damnosum Theo., most probably S. soubrense Vajime & Dunbar and S. sanctipauli Vajime & Dunbar, in the River Marahousé in the Ivory Coast were identified by serological methods. Rabbits were injected with cell-free saline extracts of S. damnosum larvae to produce S. damnosum antiserum, which was used in interfacial capillary ring tests. A total of 1648 gut smears was made from various aquatic invertebrates and tested, and Trichoptera larvae were identified as the most important predators.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 70 , Issue 4 , December 1980 , pp. 657 - 663
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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