The entomofauna of culicids and copepods discussed from the perspective of biological control alternatives up to the mathematical modeling in two central provinces of Cuba

Authors

  • Rigoberto Fimia Duarte Facultad de Tecnología de la Salud y Enfermería (FTSE). Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara (UCM-VC).
  • Ricardo Osés Rodríguez Centro Meteorológico Provincial de Villa Clara
  • Ramón González González 3 Unidad Provincial de Vigilancia y Lucha Antivectorial (UPVLA). Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología de Villa Clara (CPHEM)
  • Natividad Hernández Contreras Instituto de Medicina Tropical «Pedro Kourí» (IPK)
  • Meylín Otero Martín Centro Meteorológico Provincial de Villa Clara, CITMA

Keywords:

Copepods, culicids, Mesocyclops aspericornis, mathematical modeling

Abstract

Introduction. Throughout history, mankind has suffered from the scourge of potentially fatal viral and parasitic diseases. Objective: To assess the bioregulatory potential of larval fishes and copepods on larval populations of culicids of veterinary medical importance, as well as the contribution of mathematical modeling in the provinces of Villa Clara and Sancti Spíritus, from the year 2000-2019.
Methods. The main river reservoirs existing in both provinces were sampled, both for fish (jamo: 75 x 50 x 50 cm and 150 cm of mango); copepods (strainer: 14 x 15 x 13 cm, with mesh size, 200 μm). A comparison was made between the chemical treatment based on Temepho 2% and the biological/fluvial fish, which made it possible to do an economic and cost risk analysis of both treatments. The bioregulatory capacity of the copepod species Mesocyclops aspericornis on mosquito larvae Cx. quinquefasciatus was assessed at laboratory scale and the mathematical modeling of the mosquito larval density with some climatic variables, by means of multivariate linear regression (Dummy variables, ARIMA and ROR modeling).
Results. Identification of 11 river fish species in Villa Clara while, in Sancti Spíritus, 15 fish species were identified, grouped in 12 genera and six families. Three species of copepods with bioregulatory potential were identified, one of which was a new record for Cuba (Mesocyclops aspericornis). The three methodologies of mathematical modeling were applied to the population dynamics of culicids; the ROR methodology stood out for its benefits and advantages.

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Published

2020-10-12

How to Cite

Fimia Duarte, R., Osés Rodríguez, R., González González, R., Hernández Contreras, N., & Otero Martín, M. (2020). The entomofauna of culicids and copepods discussed from the perspective of biological control alternatives up to the mathematical modeling in two central provinces of Cuba. Anales De La Academia De Ciencias De Cuba, 10(3), e803. Retrieved from https://revistaccuba.sld.cu/index.php/revacc/article/view/803

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2020): septiembre-diciembre

Section

Biomedical sciences

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