2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2007.00672.x
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Discriminative feeding behaviour of Anopheles gambiae s.s. on endemic plants in western Kenya

Abstract: Anopheles gambiae Giles s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) is known to feed on plant sugars, but this is the first experimental study to consider whether it discriminates between plant species. Thirteen perennial plant species were selected on the basis of their local availability within the vicinity of human dwellings and larval habitats of An. gambiae s.s. in western Kenya. Groups of 100 or 200 mosquitoes were released into cages either with a cutting of one plant type at a time (single-plant assay) or with cuttings … Show more

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“…Plants used in the sugar-poor environment were Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae), Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae), Lantana camara (Verbenaceae), and Datura stramonium (Solanaceae). Although P. hysterophorus was reported to give a high level of fructose positivity in one study, 24 survival was Figure 1. Interior of one mesocosm, showing resting pots, oviposition sites, lights, temperature and humidity sensors, a chair for the blood host, and nectariferous plants.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Plants used in the sugar-poor environment were Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae), Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae), Lantana camara (Verbenaceae), and Datura stramonium (Solanaceae). Although P. hysterophorus was reported to give a high level of fructose positivity in one study, 24 survival was Figure 1. Interior of one mesocosm, showing resting pots, oviposition sites, lights, temperature and humidity sensors, a chair for the blood host, and nectariferous plants.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…gambiae exposed to them had been studied. 14,17,18,24 Plants showing a high level of sugar output and extended mosquito survival in those studies were used in the sugar-rich environment. These plants were Senna didymobotrya (Fabaceae), Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), and Tecoma stans (Bignoniaceae); Senna occidentalis (Fabaceae) was also included in this category because of prior observations of An.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the field, mosquitoes are generally observed to feed on flowers in full bloom that are abundant, demonstrating opportunism (Magnarelli, 1979). However, in the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Giles), some clear preferences exist for particular plants available in the vicinity of human hosts or oviposition sites (Manda et al, 2007b). To date, the physiological basis in A. gambiae for discriminating between plant species is still unknown.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Plant-derived sugar is the basic food of adult mosquitoes (Foster, 1995), usually including sucrose, which is also the most common sugar in nectar, along with fructose and glucose (Wykes, 1952;Baker and Baker, 1982;Van Handel, 1984;Petanidou and Lamborn, 2005;Manda et al, 2007b). Carbohydrates are consumed by males to supplement the energy required for their intense swarming (Yuval et al, 1994;Gary et al, 2009).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This provides managers with opportunities for managing malaria via community manipulation via plants and predators. Area-wide reduction in mosquito-favored plants (Manda et al, 2007) skews populations to the left and would reduce inter-domicile movement and/or increase resting and encounters with predators via increased sugar foraging.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%