Algal Food Selection and Digestion by Larvae of the Pestiferous Chironomid Chironomus crassicaudatusUnder Laboratory Conditions

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2004

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

458-461

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Jan Frouz, Arshad Ali, Richard J. Lobinske

 

Abstract

Feeding preference of Chironomus crassicaudatas 4th instars when fed on 5 algal species,Anabaena flos-aquae, Botryococcus braunii, Lyngbia cf. aeruginosa, Microcystis sp., and Scenedeimui quadricaudawas studied under laboratory conditions. The various algal species were mixed in pairs at 1:1 ratio...

Notes

Author(s) - Jan Frouz, Arshad Ali, Richard J. Lobinske