Fig 1.
Collection of copepods from water bodies.
Table 1.
Mean number of Aedes larvae consumed by different copepod species in 24 hours.
Fig 2.
Temporal variation of the predation rates of studied copepods on Ae. aegypti larvae.
Fig 3.
Temporal variation of the predation rates of studied copepods on Ae. albopictus larvae.
Table 2.
Mean predatory efficiencies of studied copepods on Aedes larvae (1st instar).
Fig 4.
Dendrogram of the cluster analysis for the copepods based on predatory efficiency on Aedes larvae.
Fig 5.
Multidimensional scaling (MDS) plot for the copepods based on predatory efficiency on Aedes larvae.
Fig 6.
Predation of Aedes larvae by Mesocyclop leuckarti.
(A) First instar Aedes larvae. (B) Capturing of Aedes larvae by Mesocyclop leuckarti. (C) Killing of Aedes larvae by Mesocyclop leuckarti. (D) Dead Aedes larvae.