Imperial College London
Portrait Picture

Dr M. Megan Quinlan

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Senior Research Fellow
 
 
 
//

Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 2496m.quinlan

 
 
//

Location

 

1.09Hamilton BuildingSilwood Park

//

Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Collins:2019:10.1111/mve.12327,
author = {Collins, CM and Bonds, J and Quinlan, M and Mumford, J},
doi = {10.1111/mve.12327},
journal = {Medical and Veterinary Entomology},
pages = {1--15},
title = {Effects of removal or reduced density of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae s.l., on interacting predators and competitors in local ecosystems},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mve.12327},
volume = {33},
year = {2019}
}
Download

RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AB  - New genetic control methods for mosquitoes may reduce vector species without direct effects on other species or the physical environment common with insecticides or drainage. Effects on predators and competitors could, however, be a concern as Anopheles gambiae s.l. is preyed upon in all life stages. We overview the literature and assess the strength of the ecological interactions identified. Most predators identified consume many other insect species and there is no evidence that any species preys exclusively on any anopheline mosquito. There is one predatory species with a specialisation on bloodfed mosquitoes including An. gambiae s.l.. Evarcha culicivora is a jumping spider, known as the vampire spider, found around Lake Victoria. There is no evidence that these salticids require Anopheles mosquitoes and will readily consume bloodfed Culex. Interspecific competition studies focus on other mosquitoes of larval habitats. Many of these take place in artificial cosms and give contrasting results to semifield studies. This may limit their extrapolation regarding the potential impact of reduced An. gambiae numbers. Previous mosquito control interventions are informative and identify competitive release and niche opportunism; so while the identity and relative abundance of the species present may change, the biomass available to predators may not.
AU  - Collins,CM
AU  - Bonds,J
AU  - Quinlan,M
AU  - Mumford,J
DO  - 10.1111/mve.12327
EP  - 15
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 0269-283X
SP  - 1
TI  - Effects of removal or reduced density of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae s.l., on interacting predators and competitors in local ecosystems
T2  - Medical and Veterinary Entomology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mve.12327
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/61592
VL  - 33
ER  -
Download