AUTHOR(S)
Mohit Singh, Vinod Kumari, Shashi Meena and Rakesh Kumar Lata

ABSTRACT

Rajasthan has a large diversified aquatic and semi aquatic entomofaunainhabiting water spread areas. They act as pests and vectors for deadlydiseases, specifically mosquitoes which are considered most deadly worldwide.Mosquito eggs, larvae, and pupal stages are aquatic, so these are common foodsource for many aquatic invertebrates. In the present study seven families ofNepomorpha and five families of Gerromorpha, along with five genera ofmosquitoes were documented from the aquatic and semi aquatic ecosystems ofRajasthan. According to many experimental studies conducted to understand theinteraction between Hemipterans and mosquitoes, found some Hemipteran familieslike Corixidae (water boatmen), Notonectidae (backswimmers), Belostomatidae(giant water bugs)as predators of Mosquito larvae. The present study lists 50species of hemipterans from 12 families and a subfamily that indicates theenvironment of Rajasthan is in favor of their survival and growth, so they canbe introduced in the areas where they are not found naturally and can be amajor factor in managing mosquito population.  [

Keywords: Mosquito,Hemiptera, Interaction, Predators

DOI
https://doi.org/10.57182/jbiopestic.17.2.106-116

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