Chlorine Tolerance of
Mesocyclops
(Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae) Copepods and Three Container-Breeding Species of Mosquitoes

Brown, Michael D.; Walker, David O.; Hendrikz, Joan; Cabral, Carlson P.; Araújo, Daniela Bastos de; Ribeiro, Zolide M.; Kay, Brian H.

doi:10.1093/ee/23.5.1245

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“…Chlorine (NaClO) is a universal water treatment chemical and our chemical analysis showed that both water types were treated with chlorine (pool water: TRRC = 0.10 mg/l; tap water = TRRC 0.20 mg/l). B rown et al. (1994) determined the LD 50 larvicidal value of 1.07 µg/g total residual chlorine, and chlorine bleach has been used as Ae.…”

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The potential attractant or repellent effects of different water types on oviposition in Aedes aegypti L. (Dipt., Culicidae)

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Oliveira

Potting

et al. 2003

J Applied Entomology

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The selection of oviposition sites by the yellow-fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, was studied in the laboratory. The repellent or attractant effects of salinity and the presence of bacteria in water collected from a local community on the Brazilian coast were investigated. Water contaminated with bacteria (waste water and lagoon water) elicited significantly more oviposition than distilled water. Oviposition decreased with an increase in salinity, with almost no oviposition above 12%. The salinity tolerance of A. aegypti larvae was investigated by measuring their mortality in response to salt concentrations ranging from 10 to 15%. The LD 50 of salt for A. aegypti larvae was around 13%.

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The potential attractant or repellent effects of different water types on oviposition in Aedes aegypti L. (Dipt., Culicidae)

Navarro

Oliveira

Potting

et al. 2003

J Applied Entomology

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Abundance and prevalence of Aedes aegypti immatures and relationships with household water storage in rural areas in southern Viet Nam

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Clements

Jeffery

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International Health

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Since 2000, the Government of Viet Nam has committed to provide rural communities with increased access to safe water through a variety of household water supply schemes (wells, ferrocement tanks and jars) and piped water schemes. One possible, unintended consequence of these schemes is the concomitant increase in water containers that may serve as habitats for dengue mosquito immatures, principally Aedes aegypti. To assess these possible impacts we undertook detailed household surveys of Ae. aegypti immatures, water storage containers and various socioeconomic factors in three rural communes in southern Viet Nam. Positive relationships between the numbers of household water storage containers and the prevalence and abundance of Ae. aegypti immatures were found. Overall, water storage containers accounted for 92-97% and 93-96% of the standing crops of III/IV instars and pupae, respectively. Interestingly, households with higher socioeconomic levels had significantly higher numbers of water storage containers and therefore greater risk of Ae. aegypti infestation. Even after provision of piped water to houses, householders continued to store water in containers and there was no observed decrease in water storage container abundance in these houses, compared to those that relied entirely on stored water. These findings highlight the householders' concerns about the limited availability of water and their strong behavoural patterns associated with storage of water. We conclude that household water storage container availability is a major risk factor for infestation with Ae. aegypti immatures, and that recent investment in rural water supply infrastructure are unlikely to mitigate this risk, at least in the short term.

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Chlorine Tolerance of Mesocyclops (Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae) Copepods and Three Container-Breeding Species of Mosquitoes

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The potential attractant or repellent effects of different water types on oviposition in Aedes aegypti L. (Dipt., Culicidae)

The potential attractant or repellent effects of different water types on oviposition in Aedes aegypti L. (Dipt., Culicidae)

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Abundance and prevalence of Aedes aegypti immatures and relationships with household water storage in rural areas in southern Viet Nam

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