Eretes sticticus, the western erete, is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae.

[1][2][3] It is found in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas from the southern United States to Peru.

[4] This species preys specifically on mosquito larvae in ponds and pools.

[5] They can kill up to all the instar larvae of the mosquito depending on size and density of the prey.

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