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Larval mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) abundance in relationwith environmental conditions of pitcher plants Nepenthes mirabilisvar. mirabilis in Songkhla Province, Thailand |
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Creator | 1. Vutthy Vong 2. Arshad Ali 3. Sarayut Onsanit 4. Suraphon Thitithanakul 5. Nawee Noon-Anant 6. Theerakamol Pengsakul |
Title | Larval mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) abundance in relationwith environmental conditions of pitcher plants Nepenthes mirabilisvar. mirabilis in Songkhla Province, Thailand |
Publisher | Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University |
Publication Year | 2021 |
Journal Title | Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) |
Journal Vol. | 43 |
Journal No. | 2 |
Page no. | 431-438 |
Keyword | abundance, mosquito larvae, Nepenthes mirabilis var. mirabilis, pitcher characteristics |
URL Website | https://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/index.php |
ISSN | 0125-3395 |
Abstract | This study examined the abundance of various immature mosquito species and ascertained selected environmentalconditions in the pitcher. A total of hundred pitchers (Nepenthes mirabilis var. mirabilis), including 50 upper pitchers and 50lower pitchers, were collected during rainy and dry seasons from Songkhla Province, Thailand. A total of 546 mosquito larvaebelonging to two genera and three species were identified. Among the collections, 526 larvae of Tripteroides tenax (96.34%),followed by 11 larvae of Tripteroides sp.1 (2.01%), and nine larvae of Toxorhynchites albipes (1.65%) were identified. Theabundance of mosquito larvae was noted to be higher during rainy season than during dry season. Mosquito larvae abundancepositively correlated with pitcher size, amount of detritus present, pH of the medium, abundance of microorganisms, and amountof total fluid present in pitchers. Variation in abundance of mosquito larvae existing in pitchers is influenced by the presence ofpredators therein and different seasons. |