Observations on the mosquito Mansonia (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by mites in West Bengal, India
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
Authors
- Himangshu Barman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8663-0721)
- Surajit Ghosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-8857)
- Susobhan Datta Mudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-4987)
- Gautam Aditya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9445-879X)
- Pranesh Paul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5323-8897)
- Goutam Kumar Saha
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zoology and Ecology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2025.1.3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- University of Calcutta