Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
10.3906/vet-0904-21
Abstract
Six days after transfer of eyed stage rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) eggs into an incubator, egg mortality occurred during the winter of 2007. During the outbreak, approximately 30% of the eggs died. Rheocricotopus fuscipes (Kieffer, 1909) and Eukiefferiella claripennis (Lundbeck, 1898) (subfamily Orthocladiinae), Chironomid midge larvae were observed on the eggs by examining the eggs under the microscope. Histological sections of the infested eggs exhibited midge bite marks. This is the first report of Chironomid midges preying on fish eggs.
Keywords
Fish eggs, Rheocricotopus fuscipes, Eukiefferiella claripennis
First Page
215
Last Page
218
Recommended Citation
KAYIŞ, ŞEVKİ; ALTINOK, İLHAN; and BALTA, FİKRİ
(2010)
"First reported case of Chironomid midge larva infestations in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum 1792) eggs,"
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 34:
No.
2, Article 15.
https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-0904-21
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol34/iss2/15
