Larvivorous potential of Metriaclima callainos and Cynotilapia afra as biological agents for mosquito control
Under laboratory conditions, the two Lake Malawi cichlids, M. callainos and C. afra demonstrated high larvivorous potential. This study provides first documentation and knowledge on the presence of potential larvivorous fish in Lake Malawi and further studies should focus on assessing their predation in the natural environment.
Authors
- Themba Mzilahowa
- Martin Chiumia
- Wilson Jere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9353-8907)
- Watson Mbizi
- Gilson Njunga
- Moses Lackson
Institutions
- University of Malawi (MW)
- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MW)
- Research for Equity And Community Health Trust (MW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05582-5
- Primary Topic
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Direktoratet for Utviklingssamarbeid