Parasitism of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) by water mite larvae (Acari: Hydrachnidia) in Kashan County, central Iran

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DCME02_219

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 19 آذر 1398

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Background: Mosquitoes considered the vectors of a wide range of vector-borne diseases to humans and animal. Due to the increase in insecticide resistance, there is a need for novel mosquito vector control programs, including biocontrol. Some water mite larvae, such as those of Arrenurus genus, act as parasites of mosquitoes. Objectives: Water mites have been considered for biocontrol purposes. This study provides the first data for parasitism of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) by water mite larvae in Kashan area, central Iran.Materials and Methods: Mosquitos larvae and adults were collected from Qamsar and Moslemabad locations in Kashan County, central Iran by dipping and hand-catch collection methods, from April to September 2019. Then mites were removed from mosquitoes and identified to genus level using valid identification keys in Dengue vectors Laboratory, Medical Entomology and vector control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Results: A total of 248 adults of mosquitoes belonging to six species (Anopheles (Cel.) superpictus, Culex theileri, Cx. deserticola. Cx. hortensis Cx. pipiens and Culiseta longiareolata) were collected. We only found Arrenuru sp. mites. From 248 mosquitoes collected, 6% belonging to four species (Anopheles (Cel.) superpictus, Cx. theileri, Cx. hortensis and Cx. deserticola) were parasitized by mites.Conclusion: This study is the first research on water mite parasitism on mosquitoes in central Iran, more detailed studies are needed to increase our knowledge on biology and ecology of water mites parasitizing mosquitoes in Iran

Authors

Tahereh Sadat Asgarian

M.Sc. Student, Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran

Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi

Associate Professor, Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran

Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat

Professor, Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran

Yaser Amir Afzali

Ph.D. student of Animal Biosystematics, Department of BiologyFaculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran