Autor(es): Sharma Kavita R; Seenivasagan T; Rao A N; Ganesan K; Agarwal O P; Malhotra R C; Prakash Shri

Resumo: Laboratory 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-Chave: Fatty Acid Ester; Mosquito Species; Gravid Female; Oviposition Behaviour; Chikungunya

Imprenta: Parasitology Research, v. 103, n. 5, p. 1065-1073, 2008

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1007/s00436-008-1094-1

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Molecular Structure ; Aedes aegypti - Repellent ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue

Data de publicação: 2008