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Parasit Vectors

Title:		A laboratory evaluation of alcohols as attractants for the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera:Psychodidae)
Author(s):		Magalhaes-Junior JT; Barrouin-Melo SM; Correa AG; da Rocha Silva FB; Machado VE; Govone JS; Pinto MC;
Address:		"Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Universidade Estadual Julio de Mesquita Filho, UNESP, 14801-902 Araraquara, SP, Brazil. marap@fcfar.unesp.br"
Journal Title:		Parasit Vectors
Year:		2014
Volume:		20140206
Issue:
Page Number:		60 -
DOI:		10.1186/1756-3305-7-60
ISSN/ISBN:		1756-3305 (Electronic) 1756-3305 (Linking)
Abstract:		"BACKGROUND: The potential attraction from 1-octen-3-ol for sandflies has been documented; however, studies using other primary alcohols are limited. FINDINGS: We used a wind tunnel to compare the activation and attractive behaviors in male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis using 1-octen-3-ol and three additional alcohols, 1-octanol, 1-heptanol and 1-nonanol at three different concentrations: neat (100%) and diluted in hexane (10% and 50%). The compounds 1-octen-3-ol and 1-nonanol induced a clear concentration-dependent activation and attraction response in females. In males, 1-octen-3-ol, 1-nonanol and 1-heptanol yielded the same results. CONCLUSIONS: L. longipalpis is attracted to 1-octen-3-ol, 1-nonanol and 1-heptanol, which are found in many plant volatiles"
Keywords:		*Alcohols Animals Female Insect Control Male Psychodidae/*physiology Volatile Organic Compounds;
Notes:		"MedlineMagalhaes-Junior, Jairo Torres Barrouin-Melo, Stella Maria Correa, Arlene Goncalves da Rocha Silva, Flavia Benini Machado, Vicente Estevam Govone, Jose Silvio Pinto, Mara Cristina eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2014/02/08 Parasit Vectors. 2014 Feb 6; 7:60. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-60"