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PLANARIA FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL

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113. Medved, R. A., & E. F. Legner. 1974. Feeding and reproduction of the planarian, Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth), in the presence of Culex peus Speiser. Environ. Entomol. 3(4): 637-641..

119. Legner, E. F. & R. A. Medved. 1974. Laboratory and small-scale field experiments with planaria (Tricladida, Turbellaria) as biological mosquito control agents. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 42: 79-80.

141. Legner, E. F., H.-S. Yu, R. A. Medved & M. E. Badgley. 1975. Mosquito and chironomid midge control by planaria. Calif. Agric. 29(11): 3-6.

144. Yu, H. S., E. F. Legner, G. C. McFarland & F. Pelsue. 1975. Dugesia dorotocephala for chironomid control in shallow warm water habitats (Abstract). Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 43: 100.

148. Yu, H.-S., & E. F. Legner. 1975. The use of the planarian, Dugesia dorotocephala for mosquito control in rice. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 43: 127. (abstract).

149. Legner, E. F. & H.-S. Yu. 1975. Larvicidal effects on mosquitoes of substances secreted by the planarian Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth). Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 43: 128-131.

161-A. Yu, H.-S. & E. F. Legner. 1976. Regulation of aquatic Diptera by planaria. Entomophaga 21(1): 3-12.

161-B. Yu, H.-S. & E. F. Legner. 1976. Control of Culex tarsalis and C. peus (Diptera, Culicidae) in rice paddy by planarian, Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth Korean J. Entomol. 6(2): 41-44.

161-C Yu, H.-S., E. F. Legner, G. C. McFarland & F. Pelsue. 1976. Control of chironomid larvae (Chironomidae: Diptera) in shallow earthen ponds by planarian, Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth). Korean J. Entomol. 6(2): 45-50.

165. Legner, E. F., T.-C. Tsai & R. A. Medved. 1976. Environmental stimulants to asexual reproduction in the planarian, Dugesia dorotocephala. Entomophaga 21(4): 415-423.

171. Legner, E. F. 1977. Response of Culex spp. larvae and their natural insect predators to two inoculation rates with Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth) in shallow ponds. J. Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. 37(3): 435-440.

172. Tsai, S.-C. & E. F. Legner. 1977. Exponential growth in culture of the planarian mosquito predator, Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth). J. Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. 37(3): 474-478.

177. Legner, E. F. & S.-C. Tsai. 1978. Increasing fission rate of the planarian mosquito predator, Dugesia dorotocephala, through biological filtration. Entomophaga 23(3): 293-298.

186. Legner, E. F. 1979. Advancements in the use of flatworms for biological mosquito control. Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 47: 42-43.

217. Legner, E. F. & R. D. Sjogren. 1984. Biological mosquito control furthered by advances in technology and research. J. Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. 44(4): 449-456.

257. Legner, E. F. 1991d. Formidable position of turbellarians as biological mosquito control agents. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Vector Contr.Assoc. 59: 82-5.

261. Legner, E. F. 1995. Biological control of Diptera of medical and veterinary importance. J. Vector Ecology 20(1): 59-120.

266. Garcia, R. & E. F. Legner. 1999. Biological control of medical and veterinary pests. In: T. W. Fisher & T. S. Bellows, Jr. (eds.), Chapter 15, p. 935-953, Handbook of Biological Control: Principles and Applications. Academic Press, San Diego, CA 1046 P.

267. Legner, E. F. 2000. Biological control of aquatic Diptera. p. 847-870. Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera, Vol. 1, Science Herald, Budapest. 978 p.