SOME PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF CANNIBALISM IN MOSQUITO POPULATIONS COLLECTED FROM URBAN AREAS OF DISTRICT SHEIKHPURA, PAKISTAN

S AMIN; A ALEEM; A REHMAN; S ARSHAD; SM HUSSAIN; NA MAAN; M MUDASSER; M AHMAD; MM AYUB; ZU ABDIN

doi:10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.1218

Authors

S AMIN Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
A ALEEM Department of Zoology Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Pakistan
A REHMAN Department of Zoology Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Pakistan
S ARSHAD Department of Zoology Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Pakistan
SM HUSSAIN Department of Plant Protection, Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Government of Pakistan
NA MAAN Regional Agricultural Research Institute Bahawalpur, Pakistan
M MUDASSER Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
M AHMAD Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
MM AYUB Primary and Secondary Health Care Department Lahore, Pakistan
ZU ABDIN Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.1218

Keywords:

mosquitoes, cannibalism, mature population, larvae, sustainable control

Abstract

In the population of mosquitoes, there is substantial research documentation on cannibalism between larval stages therefore, in our research work cannibalism in mosquito populations was studied in the laboratory experiments comparing old (third and fourth-instars) and young (first-instar) larvae of the mosquito species occurring dominantly in urban areas of District Sheikhupura. Although mosquitoes can grow in temporary aquatic habitats having wildly varied topologies, the significance of the site shape in which cannibals and victims coexist has not received enough attention from researchers. Then, experimental trials in the containers were performed, and the cannibalism rate was estimated at 24 and 48hrs. The effect of spatial form on cannibalism in mosquito larvae of the A. albopictus species was assessed, adding a new essential element to those influencing ecological interactions in these habitats. Our data reveals that cannibalism was observed mostly between the fully mature and fully immature larvae of the mosquito population and a decline was observed between the mature population. These basic findings of our work would help devise sustainable control strategies for mosquito population (A. albopictus and A. aegypti) etc. in vector management programs.

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