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We described the carryover of Strelkovimermis spiculatus (Poinar and Camino) (Nematoda: Mermithidae) from mosquito larvae, the primary site of maturation, to adults. We analyzed the survival time of male and female Aedes albifasciatus (Macquart) (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by S. spiculatus, the time of emergence of nematodes from adult mosquitoes, and the state of parasitism in the same mosquito cohorts during the immature stages. Mosquito larvae with single and multiple parasitism (up to 11 parasites) were observed. The mortality of mosquito larvae and adults was produced in all cases where at least one mermithid emerged. The mortality of S. spiculatus showed an increasing trend in mosquito larvae with larger numbers of nematodes and was higher in larvae parasitized by eight or more nematodes. Maximum survival of parasitized adult females of Ae. albifasciatus was 38 days, while non-parasitized adult males and females survived 39 and 41 days, respectively. Strelkovimermis spiculatus mortality was observed in Ae. albifasciatus larvae with single or multiple parasitisms. The spread of mermithid parasitism in adult mosquito populations is discussed. © 2015 The Society for Vector Ecology.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Prevalence of parasitism and adult survival time of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by Strelkovimermis spiculatus (Nematoda: Mermithidae)
Autor:Di Battista, C.M.; Fischer, S.; Campos, R.E.
Filiación:Instituto de Limnología Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet, Universidad Nacional de La Plata - CONICET, CCT La Plata, Boulevard 120 y 62 - Casilla de Correo N 712., La Plata, Buenos Aires, 1900, Argentina
Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Instituto IEGEBA (CONICET- UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, 4to piso. Laboratorio 54. C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:Aedini; Argentina; Floodwater mosquito; Mortality; Parasite; Aedes; animal; Argentina; host parasite interaction; larva; Mermithoidea; mortality; parasitology; pathogenicity; physiology; prevalence; Aedes; Animals; Argentina; Host-Parasite Interactions; Larva; Mermithoidea; Mortality; Prevalence
Año:2015
Volumen:40
Número:2
Página de inicio:393
Página de fin:397
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12179
Título revista:Journal of Vector Ecology
Título revista abreviado:J. Vector Ecol.
ISSN:10811710
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10811710_v40_n2_p393_DiBattista

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Di Battista, C.M., Fischer, S. & Campos, R.E. (2015) . Prevalence of parasitism and adult survival time of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by Strelkovimermis spiculatus (Nematoda: Mermithidae). Journal of Vector Ecology, 40(2), 393-397.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12179
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Di Battista, C.M., Fischer, S., Campos, R.E. "Prevalence of parasitism and adult survival time of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by Strelkovimermis spiculatus (Nematoda: Mermithidae)" . Journal of Vector Ecology 40, no. 2 (2015) : 393-397.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12179
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Di Battista, C.M., Fischer, S., Campos, R.E. "Prevalence of parasitism and adult survival time of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by Strelkovimermis spiculatus (Nematoda: Mermithidae)" . Journal of Vector Ecology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2015, pp. 393-397.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12179
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Di Battista, C.M., Fischer, S., Campos, R.E. Prevalence of parasitism and adult survival time of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) parasitized by Strelkovimermis spiculatus (Nematoda: Mermithidae). J. Vector Ecol. 2015;40(2):393-397.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12179