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1 March 2006 Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti larvae to parasitism by Paragordius varius under laboratory conditions
Cristina De Villalobos, Maria M. Ronderos, Nancy Greco, Fernanda Zanca, Florentina Díaz, Cecilia Achiorno
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Abstract

Six hundred larvae of all instars of Aedes aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 (Diptera: Culicidae) were experimentally infected with larvae of Paragordius varius (Leidy, 1851) (Gordiida: Nematomorpha). All A. aegypti larvae were examined under a light microscope in order to assess the percentage of parasitized larvae, the number of P. varius larvae per A. aegypti larva and their location (thorax and/or abdomen). ANOVA was used for statistical testing of treatment effects. Data of the number of P. varius larvae per A. aegypti larva were log transformed and analyzed by two-factors ANOVA (instars: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th; position: thorax and abdomen). Means were compared by Tukey test and the significance level was set at P< 0.05. The results obtained showed that A. aegypti larval mortality, at 2h 30min after infection, was higher in parasitized larvae (42.5 %) than in the control group (3 %). First and 2nd instar larvae were the most susceptible to parasitism (52.15% and 46.67 % respectively). More than 90% of each instar A. aegypti larvae were parasitized and the percentage parasitism did not differ between instars. More parasitic larvae were found in 1st and 2nd instar A. aegypti larvae than in 3rd and 4th instars. Paragordius varius parasitize predominantly the abdomen. 9.1% 3rd instar and 68.4% 4th instar Aedes aegypti larvae induced an internal defense reaction (IDR). No infection was registered in the control group.

Cristina De Villalobos, Maria M. Ronderos, Nancy Greco, Fernanda Zanca, Florentina Díaz, and Cecilia Achiorno "Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti larvae to parasitism by Paragordius varius under laboratory conditions," Transactions of the American Entomological Society 132(1), 121-127, (1 March 2006). https://doi.org/10.3157/0002-8320(2006)132[121:SOAALT]2.0.CO;2
Published: 1 March 2006
KEYWORDS
Aedes aegypti
Gordiida
Paragordius varius
susceptibility
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