Oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to certain fatty acid esters.
Autor(es)Sharma Kavita R; Seenivasagan T; Rao A N; Ganesan K; Agarwal O P; Malhotra R C; Prakash Shri
ResumoLaboratory studies were carried out to observe the oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) to several C21 fatty acid esters. The oviposition activity of these dengue and chikungunya vectors to the long-chain fatty acid esters of C21 length have not been reported earlier. From the multiple choice experiments on oviposition activity in standard mosquito cages, it was observed that compounds hexadecyl pentanoate, tetradecyl heptanoate and tridecyl octanoate presented significant oviposition repellent activity against the two mosquito species, while one compound propyl octadecanoate was found to attract A. aegypti to the treated oviposition substrate at 1- and 10-ppm concentrations. The possible utilization of these esters in integrated vector management is discussed.
Palavras-ChaveFatty Acid Ester; Mosquito Species; Gravid Female; Oviposition Behaviour; Chikungunya
ImprentaParasitology Research, v. 103, n. 5, p. 1065-1073, 2008
Identificador do Objeto Digital10.1007/s00436-008-1094-1
DescritoresAedes aegypti - Molecular Structure ; Aedes aegypti - Repellent ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue
Data de Publicação:2008
