Mosquitoes are serious biting pests and obligate vectors of many vertebrate pathogens.
Their immature larval and pupal life stages are a common feature in most tropical and many …

This chapter succeeds Collins and Washino (1985) and Legner (1985). It consists of 3 parts.
Initially, the literature since the first edition is reviewed. The latest references cited there …

ABSTRACT Ram Kumar and Jiang-Shiou Hwang (2006) Larvicidal efficiency of aquatic
predators: a perspective for mosquito biocontrol. Zoological Studies 45 (4): 447-466 …

Abstract The Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of Argentina are catalogued. A total of 686 genera
and 2030 species are listed together with their synonyms. References are given to the …

As conspicuous predators throughout ontogeny, dytiscids are central to freshwater food
webs, particularly in lentic systems such as wetlands and ponds. Adult and larval dytiscids …

The risks of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus nuisance and vector‐borne diseases are
rising and the adverse effects of broad‐spectrum insecticide application have promoted …

Dytiscids are top invertebrate predators in most freshwater habitats, particularly in lentic
systems such as wetlands and ponds. Adult and larval dytiscids are often considered to be …

The common and abundant hemipteran water bugs Anisops bouvieri, Diplonychus rusticus,
D. annulatus, of the wetlands of East Kolkata are known predators of a wide range of aquatic …

Intraguild predation (IGP) is common in the freshwater insect communities, involving a top
predator, intraguild prey (IG prey) and a shared prey. Influence of the habitat complexity on …

The dytiscid beetle Rhantus sikkimensis, Regimbart, 1899 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), a
member of the freshwater insect communities of the Darjeeling Himalayas, were noted to …