Quantifying the roles of water pH and hardness levels in development and biological fitness indices of Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

AC Ukubuiwe, CC Ojianwuna, IK Olayemi… - The Journal of Basic and …, 2020 - Springer
Background The present study was designed to quantify the contributions of water pH and
hardness required for development and adult fitness indices of Culex quinquefasciatus (Cx …

Sex-biased phenotypic plasticity affects sexual dimorphism patterns under changing environmental conditions

G Cordeschi, D Canestrelli, D Porretta - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Sexual dimorphism is almost ubiquitous in animals. A common pattern observed across
multiple taxa involves differences in development time (sexual bimaturism) and body size …

Physicochemical characteristics of larval habitats and biodiversity of mosquitoes in one of the most important metropolises of southern Iran

P Soltan-Alinejad, S Bahrami, D Keshavarzi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The present study aimed to investigate the roles of the physicochemical characteristics of
larval habitats in biodiversity and other bionomic factors of mosquitoes in Shiraz. The …

Combined effect of physico-chemical and microbial quality of breeding habitat water on oviposition of malarial vector Anopheles subpictus

M Seal, S Chatterjee - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Mosquitoes prefer diverse water bodies for egg laying and larval survival. Present study was
performed with an objective to characterize physico-chemical properties and microbial …

Effect of the Water Hardness Level on Chalcopyrite Flotation Inhibition by the Disodium Carboxymethyl Trithiocarbonate

Y Wang, W Wu, Y Shao, W Qin, L Chen - Separations, 2023 - mdpi.com
Disodium carboxymethyl trithiocarbonate (DCMT) is considered to have the potential to
replace sulfide and cyanide as a new chalcopyrite inhibitor. However, the effect of its …

Environmental manipulation: A potential tool for mosquito vector control

UA Christian, OI Kayode, UC Chinenye… - The Wonders of …, 2021 - books.google.com
Mosquito borne diseases have continued to ravage man and his animals despite efforts to
curb its spread. The use of chemicals has been the main thrust for control of all life stages of …

Effects of water hardness level on metabolic reserves of post-embryonic life stages of Culex quinquefasciatus Say 1826 (Diptera: Culicidae)

AC Ukubuiwe, IK Olayemi, FO Arimoro… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Metabolic Reserve (MR) is critical for success of adult mosquitoes, and its availability across
life stages of mosquitoes is affected by abiotic factors such as water hardness. We …

[引用][C] Influence of Fluctuating Temperatures on Morphometry of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquito 1

CA Ukubuiwe, IK Olayemi, FO Arimoro, ICJ Omalu… - 2019 - Knowledgia Scientifica

[引用][C] Influence of Crowded Breeding Conditions on Morphometry and Biological Fitness Indices of Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae): Implication …

AC Ukubuiwe, NE Abubakar, CC Ukubuiwe… - 2022 - AFIT Journal of Science and …