| Abstract: | The phytoplankton specific composition and the character of its consumption by larvae of blood-sucking mosquitoes have been determined. Blue-green (5 species), green (13 species), Euglenophyta (12 species) and diatoms (38 species) algae have been found in the breeding places of Culicidae. The diatoms prevailed in the food of larvae. Trophic specialization to the definite food components have not been found in larvae. Their intestines contained detritus, zooplankton and other components besides phytoplankton. |
