Changes in local mosquito fauna following beaver (Castor canadensis) activity--an update.
Drastic reduction of populations of univoltine temporary pool mosquitoes followed impoundment of breeding areas by beavers. Mosquito populations persist at very low levels over a 10-year period with no evidence of mosquito development in the impoundment.
Biology Department, State University College, Oneonta, NY 13820.
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