| Title: | "Evaluation of an oviposition-stimulating kairomone for the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, in Recife, Brazil" |
| Author(s): | Barbosa RM; Furtado A; Regis L; Leal WS; |
| Address: | "Departamento de Entomologia, Centro de Pesquisa Aggeu Magalhaes-Fiocruz, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego s/n, 50670-420 Recife-PE, Brazil" |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00048.x |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1948-7134 (Electronic) 1081-1710 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "A synthetic mixture of an oviposition-stimulating kairomone for the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, comprising of 83% tetradecanoic acid, 16% nonanoic acid and 1% tetradecanoic acid methyl ester (NTT, in short) was tested in a dengue endemic area in Recife, Brazil. Gravid female mosquitoes confined to a cage under semi-field conditions deposited significantly higher numbers of eggs in traps baited with NTT at doses ranging from 0.6 to 600 ng/microl than in control (water) traps. When tested in homes, egg-laying in traps baited with 60 ng NTT/microl (final concentration in trap, approximately 3.33 ng/ml) and in control traps was not significantly different, but egg deposited in traps with lower dosage (6 ng NTT/microl; final concentration in trap, approximately 0.33 ng/ml) was significantly higher than in control traps. In subsequent trials, the numbers of eggs laid in traps baited with 0.6 ng NTT/microl (final concentration in trap, approximately 0.033 ng/ml) were not significantly different from the numbers deposited in trap loaded with 6 ng NTT/microl. Egg-laying was significantly higher in these treatments than in control traps" |
| Keywords: | Aedes/*drug effects Animals Brazil Fatty Acids/pharmacology Female Myristic Acid/pharmacology Myristic Acids/pharmacology Oviposition/*drug effects Pheromones/*pharmacology Yellow Fever/*transmission; |
| Notes: | "MedlineBarbosa, Rosangela M R Furtado, Andre Regis, Leda Leal, Walter S eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2010/07/14 J Vector Ecol. 2010 Jun; 35(1):204-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00048.x" |
