title: [The mass rearing of the mermithid nematode Romanomermis culicivorax].
abstract: The procedure of mass laboratory rearing of mermithid nematode Romanomermis culicivorax, a parasite of mosquito larvae, is described. Culex pipiens molestus larvae are used as a host for cultivation at the host: preparasites ratios of 1:4-1:6, enabling to obtain the greatest mass of nematodes (over 500 mg per 1 thousand of infested mosquito larvae) when the male female ratio in culture was 1:1. This rearing technique allows to obtain on average 350 thousand invasive mermithid preparasites per 1 g of adult mermithids. The above-proposed method is compared to the procedure rearing described earlier by Petersen, Willis (1972).
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Vladimirova
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Pridantseva
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Alekseev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding / Q000379:methods*; D003465:Culex / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008632:Mermithoidea / Q000254:growth & development*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D013997:Time Factors; D014586:USSR
vernacular_title: Massovoe razvedenie nematod-mermitid Romanomermis culicivorax.