Species composition of bacterial communities influences attraction of mosquitoes to experimental plant infusions.

ABSTRACT: In the container habitats of immature mosquitoes, catabolism of plant matter and other organic detritus by microbial organisms produces metabolites that mediate the oviposition behavior of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Public health agencies commonly use oviposition traps containing plant infusions for monitoring populations of these mosquito species, which are global vectors of dengue viruses. In laboratory experiments, gravid females exhibited significantly diminished responses to experimental infusions made with sterilized white oak leaves, showing that attractive odorants were produced through microbial metabolic activity. We evaluated effects of infusion concentration and fermentation time on attraction of gravid females to infusions made from senescent bamboo or white oak leave

SUBMITTER: Ponnusamy L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4561554 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature