Roux Olivier auteur aut IRD Robert Vincent auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access The role of aquatic predators in controlling the anopheline aquatic stage has been known for decades. Recently, studies have highlighted that exposition to predation stress during aquatic development can have a profound impact on life-history traits (e.g. growth rate, fecundity and longevity) and consequently on the ability of adults to transmit human malaria parasites. In this study, we present a review aiming to contextualize the role of Anopheles larvae predators as an ecosystem factor interacting with the malaria pathogen through its vector, i.e. the female adult Anopheles. We first envisage the predator diversity that anopheline vectors are susceptible to encounter in their aquatic habitats. We then focus on mosquito-predator interactions with a special mention to anti-predator behaviors and prey adaptations developed to deal with the predation threat. Next, we address the direct and indirect effects of larval predation stress on mosquito populations and on individual life-history traits, which strongly suggest some carry-over effect of the impact of larval predation on vectorial capacity. The last part addresses the impact of human activities on larval predation. Concluding remarks highlight gaps in the knowledge of anopheline bio-ecology which may constitute avenues for researchers in the future. specialized Anopheles Biological control Carry-over effect Environmental stress Larval source management Life-history trait Non-consumptive effect Oviposition Vectorial capacity 052 036 12 art. 217 [11 p.] 2019 1756-3305 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075693 10.1186/s13071-019-3479-7 1756-3305 [F B010075693] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075693 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers19-05/010075693.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2019-06-04 2025-02-24 fdi:010075693 fre