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control malaria and fi lariasis vectors is still in
the research and development phase. Even in
the future, it is likely that biological control of
these disease vectors will continue to rely more
on other biological and environmental methods
rather than on the use of predatory arthropods.
However, phenomena such as the 'egg trap
ef ect' (Marten and Reid, 2007) show that it can
be more ef ective to have aquatic predators
involved in disease vector control rather than
just relying on environmental management
and removal of mosquito breeding sites. Thus,
care should be taken to preserve ecosystems
where predators of
Anopheles
,
Culex
and
Stegomyia
mosquitoes can be found, because
whether by preserving the status quo or in-
tentionally deploying biological control agents,
these predators can play an important role in
disease control.
Acknowledgements
Professor Brian Kay (Queensland Institute of
Medical Research) and Professor Gerry Marten
(University of Hawaii) provided copepod Figs 2.1
and 2.2, respectively, and are thanked. Seth Irish
is thanked for his help with logistic issues, and
Simon Edmundson is thanked for his comments
on the chapter.
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