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AQUATIC INSECTS (Mosquitoes, Midges & Gnats)

& THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES

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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.