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AQUATIC INSECTS (Mosquitoes, Midges & Gnats)

& THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES

Research supported by grants from the National Institutex of Health, and

grants and assistance from the Imperial, Palo Verde and Coachella Irrigation Districts,

and the Southeast, Orange County and Coachella Valley Mosquito Abatement Districts

Dr. Alex Calhoun, Calif. Dept. of Fish & Game, initiated Tilapia importation.

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87. Legner, E. F. & R. A. Medved. 1972. Predators investigated for the biological control of mosquitoes and midges at the University of California, Riverside. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 40: 109-111.

104. Legner, E. F. & R. A. Medved. 1973. Predation of mosquitoes and chironomid midges in ponds by Tilapia zillii (Gervais) and T. mossambica (Peters) (Teleosteii: Cichlidae). Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 41: 119-121.

107. Yu, H.-S. & E. F. Legner. 1973. Inoculation of hydra (Coelenterata) and predation effectiveness in experimental mosquito (Culex) breeding habitats. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 41: 131-136.

109. Legner, E. F. & R. A. Medved. 1973. Influence of Tilapia mossambica (Peters), T. zillii (Gervais) (Cichlidae) and Mollienesia latipinna LeSueur (Poeciliidae) on pond populations of Culex mosquitoes and chironomid midges. J. Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. 33(3): 354-364.

112. Legner, E. F., R. D. Sjogren & I. M. Hall. 1974. The biological control of medically important arthropods. Critical Reviews in Environmental Control 4(1): 85-113.

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.

122. Yu, H.-S., E. F. Legner & R. D. Sjogren. 1974. Mosquito control with European green hydra in irrigated pastures, river seepage and duck club ponds in Kern County. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 42: 77-78.

123. Sjogren, R. D. & E. F. Legner. 1974. Studies of insect predators as agents to control mosquito larvae, with emphasis on storage of Notonecta eggs. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 42: 71-72.

124. Legner, E. F. & R. A. Medved. 1974. The native desert pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius Baird and Girard, a substitute for Gambusia in mosquito control? Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 42: 58-59.

132. Yu, H.-S., E. F. Legner & R. D. Sjogren. 1974. Mass release effects of Chlorohydra viridissima [Coelenterata] on field populations of Aedes nigromaculis and Culex tarsalis in Kern County, California. Entomophaga 19(4): 409-420.

136. Legner, E. F., R. A. Medved & W. J. Hauser. 1975. Predation by the desert pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius on Culex mosquitoes and benthic chironomid midges. Entomophaga 20(1): 23-30.

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.

145. Legner, E. F., R. A. Medved & G. C. McFarland. 1975. Population density of chironomid midge larvae in relation to position downstream in paved channels. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 43: 107-109.

146. Legner, E. F., R. A. Medved & R. D. Sjogren. 1975. Quantitative water column sampler for insects in shallow aquatic habitats. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 43: 110-115.

147. Yu, H.-S., E. F. Legner & F. Pelsue. 1975. Control of Culex mosquitoes in weedy lake habitats in Los Angeles with Chlorohydra viridissima. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 43: 123-126.

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.

153. Legner, E. F., R. D. Sjogren, G. S. Olton & L. Moore. 1976. Control of biting and annoying gnats with fertilizer. Calif. Agric. 30(2): 14-17.

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.

164. Bay, E. C., C. O. Berg, H. C. Chapman & E. F. Legner. 1976. Biological control of medical and veterinary pests. In: "Theory and Practice of Biological Control," p. 457-79. C. B. Huffaker (ed.). Academic Press, Inc., New York, London. 788 pp.

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.

170. Legner, E. F. & F. W. Pelsue. 1977. Adaptations of Tilapia to Culex and chironomid midge ecosystems in south California. Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 45: 95-97.

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.

192. Legner, E. F., R. D. Sjogren & L. L. Luna. 1980. Arthropod fauna cohabiting larval breeding sites of Leptoconops foulki Clastrier & Wirth in the Santa Ana River, California. J. Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. 40(1): 46-54.

193. Walters, L. L. & E. F. Legner. 1980. Impact of the desert pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius, and Gambusia affinis on fauna in pond ecosystems. Hilgardia 48(3): 1-18.

194. Legner, E. F., R. A. Medved & F. Pelsue. 1980. Changes in chironomid breeding patterns in a paved river channel following adaptation of cichlids of the Tilapia mossambica-hornorum complex. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 73(1): 293-299.

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.

219. Legner, E. F. & R. D. Sjogren. 1985. Biological mosquito control: broader recognition of past successes and future emphases. Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 52: 102-107

221. Legner, E. F. 1985. Invertebrate predators other than insects. In: Biological Control of Mosquitoes, pp. 46-50 (Chapter 6), H.C. Chapman (ed.). Bull. No. 6, Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 218 pp.

243. Sjogren, R. D. & E. F. Legner. 1989. Survival of the mosquito predator, Notonecta unifasciata [Hemiptera: Notonectidae] embryos at low thermal gradients. Entomophaga 34(2): 201-208.

250. Legner, E. F. & R. W. Warkentin. 1990. Rationale for the desert pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius, as a complement to Gambusia in mosquito control. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 57: 142-145.

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.