EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY FOR THE LARVAL BIOCONTROL OF MOSQUITOES IN THE SPECIES GAMBUSIA PUNCTATA, POEY, 1854

Authors

  • George Argota-Pérez Centro de Investigaciones Avanzadas y Formación Superior en Educación, Salud y Medio Ambiente ¨AMTAWI¨. Puno, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2560-6749
  • Rigoberto Fimia-Duarte Facultad de Tecnología de la Salud y Enfermería. Universidad Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara. Villa Clara, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5237-0810
  • José Iannacone Laboratorio de Ecología y Biodiversidad Animal. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática. Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV). Lima, Perú Laboratorio de Parasitología. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP). Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-4732

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh20211511053

Keywords:

biocontrol, larval mosquitoes, predation

Abstract

The larval control of mosquitoes continues to be a priority for health authorities and despite the application of bioregulation for several decades, biological control seems to be unknown as a sustainable tool. The objective of the note to the editor was to indicate the extraordinary capacity for the larval biocontrol of mosquitoes in the species Gambusia punctata Poey, 1854. Yes, under natural conditions of contamination G. punctata shows its predatory effectiveness of mosquito larvae, then in those places that such contamination can be reversible, why is a chemical control applied to quickly supply this natural response, since science has recognized some positive effects of larvicides, but in the same way, the consequences not only affect the environment where it lives G. punctata, but to human health itself when exposed to water resources contaminated with non-natural products.

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Published

2021-04-17

How to Cite

Argota-Pérez, G., Fimia-Duarte, R., & Iannacone, J. (2021). EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY FOR THE LARVAL BIOCONTROL OF MOSQUITOES IN THE SPECIES GAMBUSIA PUNCTATA, POEY, 1854. Neotropical Helminthology, 15(1), 127–129. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh20211511053