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Habashy, M., Daba, S. (2006). MASS CULTURE OF MOSQUITOLARVAE (CULEX PIPIENS)AND THEIR NUTRITIVE VALUE AS FOOD FOR THE FREHSWATER PRAWN. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 10(1), 73-97. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2006.1831
Madlen Habashy; Suzan Daba. "MASS CULTURE OF MOSQUITOLARVAE (CULEX PIPIENS)AND THEIR NUTRITIVE VALUE AS FOOD FOR THE FREHSWATER PRAWN". Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 10, 1, 2006, 73-97. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2006.1831
Habashy, M., Daba, S. (2006). 'MASS CULTURE OF MOSQUITOLARVAE (CULEX PIPIENS)AND THEIR NUTRITIVE VALUE AS FOOD FOR THE FREHSWATER PRAWN', Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 10(1), pp. 73-97. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2006.1831
Habashy, M., Daba, S. MASS CULTURE OF MOSQUITOLARVAE (CULEX PIPIENS)AND THEIR NUTRITIVE VALUE AS FOOD FOR THE FREHSWATER PRAWN. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2006; 10(1): 73-97. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2006.1831

MASS CULTURE OF MOSQUITOLARVAE (CULEX PIPIENS)AND THEIR NUTRITIVE VALUE AS FOOD FOR THE FREHSWATER PRAWN

Article 5, Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2006, Page 73-97  XML PDF (11.02 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2006.1831
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Authors
Madlen Habashy1; Suzan Daba2
1National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Fish Research Station,Qanater El- Khayriya, Egypt.
2Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
Abstract
Larvae of Culex pipiens, mosquito were cultured under controlled laboratory conditions. They were introduced to larvae of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man) in a 7 5-day feeding experiment. Larvae of the prawn with an initial total length of 1.2 cm and initial body weight of 0.02g, received three feeding regimes; (1) live Artemia nauplii alone, Dl (2) live mosquito larvae alone,D2 (3) mixture of Artemia nauplii and mosquito larvae (1:1) (D3). Each treatment was evaluated in duplicate aquaria. The growth rate, survival and amino acids analysis were performed for prawns larvae fed on different diets. No significant difference (P>0.05) was found in growth rates, survival, and
amino acid composition of prawns larvae receiving DlandD3.A significantly lower growth and survival rates were observed in prawns larvae fed on mosquito larvae as a sole food and this was due to cannibalism that occurred in this group. The nutritive value and proximate composition of mosquito larvae were measured (crude protein,42.2% and
crude lipid,16.1% and high values of most essential amino acids content such as threonine 5.08, valine 5.20, histidine 2.83, isoleucine 6.96, phenylalanine 4.46 and lysine 7.59% ).Also, mosquito larvae contained some major metals such as Ca, Na, K, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn. The study revealed that mosquito larvae in their live form failed to improve the
growth rate and survival of the freshwater prawn when added to Artemia nauplii. This may be due to their active swimming and breathing behavior. 
Keywords
culture; Mosquito larvae; natural food; Freshwater prawn; nutritive value
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Fisheries
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