| Title: | "Evaluation of the enantiomers of 1-octen-3-ol and 1-octyn-3-ol as attractants for mosquitoes associated with a freshwater swamp in Florida, U.S.A" |
| Author(s): | Kline DL; Allan SA; Bernier UR; Welch CH; |
| Address: | "Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, United States, Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A. dan.kline@ars.usda.gov" |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2007.00697.x |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0269-283X (Print) 0269-283X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Field studies were conducted at wooded wetlands in Gainesville, FL, U.S.A., to assess responses of natural populations of adult mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to American Biophysics MM-X and Coleman MD-2500 traps baited with enantiomers of 1-octen-3-ol, a naturally occurring compound, and 1-octyn-3-ol, a closely related synthetic compound. Overall, the same species of mosquitoes were attracted by all enantiomers, although the (R)-(+) isomer of octenol generally attracted more species, and it is the isomer produced in greatest proportion in nature. Traps baited with the R-enantiomer caught greater numbers of mosquitoes than those baited with the S-enantiomer of each compound, whereas traps baited with S-enantiomers were equally or slightly less attractive than those baited with carbon dioxide only" |
| Keywords: | Alkynes/chemistry/*pharmacology Animals Culicidae/classification/*drug effects Florida Fresh Water Isomerism Mosquito Control/*methods Octanols/chemistry/*pharmacology Pheromones/chemistry/*pharmacology Species Specificity; |
| Notes: | "MedlineKline, D L Allan, S A Bernier, U R Welch, C H eng England 2007/12/21 Med Vet Entomol. 2007 Dec; 21(4):323-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2007.00697.x" |
