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Observations on the mosquito Mansonia (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by mites in West Bengal, India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Ectoparasitic associations between adult mosquitoes and water mites are ecologically significant but poorly explored. During the survey of adult mosquitoes from cattle sheds in rural areas of West Bengal, India, we encountered Mansonia uniformis parasitized by the larval water mite Arrenurus sp. with an intensity of 2.45 and a prevalence of 7.75%. An extension to the earlier reports from West Bengal, India, on mite parasitizing mosquitoes is being made in the present study. Keywords: Ectoparasite; Arrenurus; mosquito; biological control

Source: Zoology and Ecology

DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2025.1.3

Authors: Susobhan Datta Mudi, Pranesh Paul, Surajit Ghosh, Himangshu Barman, Goutam K Saha, Gautam Aditya

Institution: University of Calcutta

Language: English

Topic: Study of Mite Species

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India, University of Calcutta

OpenAlex ID: W4411661171