| Title: | Oviposition responses of culex pipiens to a synthetic racemic Culex quinquefasciatus oviposition aggregation pheromone |
| Author(s): | Michaelakis A; Mihou AP; Couladouros EA; Zounos AK; Koliopoulos G; |
| Address: | "Department of Chemistry, Agriculture University of Athens, Greece" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0021-8561 (Print) 0021-8561 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The oviposition pheromone of Culex quinquefasciatus was synthesized in a racemic form in a simple (five steps), efficient, high yielding (45% total yield), and low cost way (use of relatively low cost reagents). Our synthetic racemic pheromone (SRP) was tested in the laboratory for its bioactivity on Culex pipiens biotype molestus, which is a member of the species complex that Culex quinquefasciatusbelongs. In the testing conditions, bioactivity at the doses of 0.01, 0.1, 1, and 10 microg per cage was found with the best bioactivity achieved at 1 mug per cage. The effectiveness of our SRP offers a capable tool for improving mosquito oviposition traps for surveillance or even control programs" |
| Keywords: | Animals Culex/*physiology Oviposition/*drug effects Pheromones/*chemical synthesis/*pharmacology Stereoisomerism; |
| Notes: | "MedlineMichaelakis, Antonios Mihou, Anastasia P Couladouros, Elias A Zounos, Athanasios K Koliopoulos, George eng 2005/06/23 J Agric Food Chem. 2005 Jun 29; 53(13):5225-9. doi: 10.1021/jf0504871" |
