title: Release of Romanomermis iyengari (Nematoda:Mermithidae) to control Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera:Culicidae) in Punta del Este, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba.
abstract: Preparasites of Romanomermis iyengari Welch were applied at the rate of 1,000 preparasites per square meter of surface area in 5 natural breeding sites in carbonate rock depressions to control Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedeman larvae. Larval parasitism averaged 100, 97, 81, and 80% in 1-4 instars, respectively. Three of 5 sites produced parasitism in excess of 90%. The range of salinity and water depth had little influence on the levels of parasitism. Ae. taeniorhynchus density was reduced from 78 to 96% at the 5 sites 8 d posttreatment.
authors.affiliation: Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6 1/2, e/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central (N/251), Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santamarina Mijares
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García Avila
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivera Rosales
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Solís Montero
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D003462:Cuba; D008632:Mermithoidea; D010572:Pest Control, Biological