''Anopheles sundaicus'' is a

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mosquito of

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Species complex

Sukowati et al. 1999 finds there to be several cryptic species in an ''An. sundaicus'' complex. They use protein electrophoresis to reveal populations defined by their characteristic allozymes.

Hosts

Hosts include '' Bubalus bubalis''. Kumari et al. 1993 finds ''An. sundaicus'' exclusively feeding on ''B. bubalis'' on

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Island, Moorhouse and Wharton 1965 finds the same in

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and Gould et al. 1966 in

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Control

Insecticide

'' Sargassum wightii'' and ''Bacillus thuringiensis'' var. ''israelensis'' can be combined to produce antifeedant, insecticidal and growth inhibitor effects.

Insecticide resistance

Early studies of the

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of insecticide resistance were performed by Davidson 1957 and Soerono et al. 1965. Davidson 1957 found ''An. sundaicus'' DDT resistance was provided by only a single

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References

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