Studies of 4-Methylcyclohexanol: an Aedes Triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Oviposition Attractant

Bentley, Michael D.; McDaniel, Ivan N.; Davis, Edward E.

doi:10.1093/jmedent/19.5.589

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“…aegypti to n-heneicosane was dose dependent. Similar electrophysiological studies have been reported that antennae of female mosquitoes from several genera are sensitive to p-cresol, 3-methyl indole, indole, and phenol (Bentley et al 1982;Blackwell et al 1993;Blackwell and Johnson 2000). In the present investigation, the EAG responses were recorded from the blood females after 48 h of blood feeding because, during this time, the gravid females mature a batch of eggs for deposition.…”

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“…In spite of the fact that there are several focused works that have been published on organic compounds and volatiles of microbial origin which occur in larval habitats mediating the oviposition activity (Bentley et al 1982;Blackwell et al 1993;Huang et al 2006) in other mosquito species, the role of hydrocarbons mediating the oviposition behavior of Ae. aegypti female has not been given much attention.…”

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Electroantennogram, flight orientation, and oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti to the oviposition pheromone n-heneicosane

Seenivasagan

Sharma

Sekhar³

et al. 2008

Parasitol Res

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Oviposition pheromones specifically influence the females of many insects to lay eggs in the sites resulting in more egg deposition. A previous report describes the principal role of n-heneicosane (C(21)) identified and characterized from the larval cuticle of Aedes aegypti (L.) in attracting the gravid mosquitoes to oviposit in treated substrates among other chemical components. However, the means by which this compound is perceived by the females for oviposition has not been reported. In this study, we have recorded the peripheral olfactory responses from the antenna of Ae. aegypti from 10(-7) g to 10(-3) g doses of n-heneicosane. The EAG response of female mosquitoes increased in a dose-dependent manner with increasing stimulus strength. In the orientation assay using Y-maze olfactometer, female mosquitoes were attracted to the odor plume of 10(-6) g and 10(-5) g dose, while the higher dose of 10(-3) g plume enforced repellency to gravid mosquitoes. The response to oviposition substrates by gravid Ae. aegypti females differed across the range of concentrations of n-heneicosane under multiple choice conditions, larger number of eggs were deposited in 10 ppm (10 mg/l) solutions compared to lower and higher concentrations indicating 10 ppm was most attractive. Application of n-heneicosane at 10 ppm in breeding habitats will be a useful method to attract the gravid mosquitoes using ovitraps for surveillance and monitoring. The possible use of this compound in monitoring of mosquito population in endemic areas in relevance to integrated vector management strategies is discussed in detail.

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Electroantennogram, flight orientation, and oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti to the oviposition pheromone n-heneicosane

Seenivasagan

Sharma

Sekhar³

et al. 2008

Parasitol Res

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“…Earlier efforts made to identify a potential synthetic oviposition attaractants/repellents for mosquitoes using short-chain fatty acid esters against A. aegypti (Perry and Fay 1967) and p-cresol (Bentley et al 1979) and 4-methyl cyclohexanol (Bentley et al 1982) against Aedes triseriatus (Say) were found to be promising. Some natural substances mediating oviposition in mosquitoes such as oak leaf infusions (Trexler et al 1998) against A. triseriatus, role of larval water and pre-existing eggs in oviposition by A. aegypti and A. albopictus (Allan and Kline 1998), and certain fatty acids and esters identified from egg extracts of A. aegypti as oviposition attractants (Ganesan et al 2006) laid the groundwork to explore the newer compounds of synthetic nature, which could be exploited for the management of mosquito oviposition behaviour.…”

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Oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to certain fatty acid esters

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Laboratory studies were carried out to observe the oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) to several C21 fatty acid esters. The oviposition activity of these dengue and chikungunya vectors to the long-chain fatty acid esters of C21 length have not been reported earlier. From the multiple choice experiments on oviposition activity in standard mosquito cages, it was observed that compounds hexadecyl pentanoate, tetradecyl heptanoate and tridecyl octanoate presented significant oviposition repellent activity against the two mosquito species, while one compound propyl octadecanoate was found to attract A. aegypti to the treated oviposition substrate at 1- and 10-ppm concentrations. The possible utilization of these esters in integrated vector management is discussed.

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“…There are sensilla trichodea of various lengths, which contain receptor cells for compounds related to oviposition sites (Bentley et al 1982), nectar sources (Davis 1977), and certain repellents (Lacher 1971;Davis and Rebert 1972). Receptor cells for behaviorally active host attractants, such as L-lactic acid, have been found only with the short A3-type sensilla, which belong to the double-walled type of multiporous sensilla (Bowen 1995;Cribb and Jones 1995).…”

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The sensilla of Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes and their importance in repellency

Amer

Mehlhorn

2006

Parasitol Res

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The aim of this study was to detect the role of some mosquito organs in their sensation of repellent materials. A total of 250 females (15 days old) of the target species Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi were prepared and divided into five groups: group 1, without antenna; group 2, without maxillary bulbs; group 3, without proboscis; group 4, without frontal tarsus; and group 5, normal females as control. A mixture of five oils containing Litsea cubeba 1%, Melaleuca leucadendron 1%, Melaleuca quinquenervia 1%, Viola odorata 1%, and Nepeta cataria 1% was included in a complex solvent containing 20% genapol, 10% polyethylene glycol, 20% ethanol, and 50% water. Furthermore, Bayrepel was used in this experiment at a 20% concentration in the same solvent. Pure water was used as control in this study. The test was carried out by spreading 100 microl of the repellent material or water on a 30-cm2 exposure area of a human volunteer's arm. In A. aegypti, the biting and landing percentages increased significantly in those mosquito groups that lacked some organs (especially maxillary bulbs), while in A. stephensi, it became not clear which organ is responsible for perception of repellents.

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Studies of 4-Methylcyclohexanol: an Aedes Triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Oviposition Attractant

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Electroantennogram, flight orientation, and oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti to the oviposition pheromone n-heneicosane

Electroantennogram, flight orientation, and oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti to the oviposition pheromone n-heneicosane

Oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to certain fatty acid esters

The sensilla of Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes and their importance in repellency

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