Induction of meiospore cleavage and release from resistant sporangia of Coelomomyces africanus and Coelomomyces indicus

1982 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A. Federici ◽  
Pamela W. Tsao ◽  
Sothorn Prasertphon ◽  
Bernardo P. Gabriel ◽  
Leodegario E. Padua
Keyword(s):  
Coelomomyces Indicus

Occurrence of Coelomomyces indicus, a fungal pathogen of malaria mosquito vector, Anopheles gambiae complex along the Kenya coast

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Otieno ◽  
M. O. Odindo ◽  
D. M. Sabwa
Keyword(s):  
Anopheles Gambiae ◽  
Fungal Pathogen ◽  
Biocontrol Agent ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Malaria Mosquito ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Anopheles Gambiae Complex ◽  
Coelomomyces Indicus ◽  
Kenyan Coast ◽  
Thoracic And Abdominal

AbstractA survey of the natural enemies of the main malaria vector in Kenya, Anopheles gambiae Giles, revealed the occurrence of a fungal pathogen in field populations of mosquito larvae. Light and scanning electron microscopy was used in the examination of sporangia of the fungus in determining its identity as Coelomomyces indicus Iyengar (Order: Blastocladiales; Family: Coelomomycetaceae). The resting sporangia were found in the thoracic and abdominal cavities of the larvae. A mortality of 63% or higher was found to occur among the larvae of A. gambiae in a two season observation along the Kenyan coast. The authors stress the need for more intensified ecological and laboratory studies aimed at developing C. indicus as a biocontrol agent.

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