Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (1999) 15, 458-462

P.H. Rodriguez, R. Castillon, P. Wilson, D. Benoit and D. Nasr-Schirf (1999)
Reduction in susceptibility to Brugia malayi of F₂ progeny of Aedes togoi treated with ethyl methanesulfonate
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 15 (4), 458-462
Abstract: The susceptibility to Brugia malayi infection was tested in F₂ female progeny derived from male and female Aedes togoi treated with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS). Three-day-old males and females were treated with 0.025, 0.050, and 0.075, 0.10, 0.15, or 0.20% EMS by allowing them to feed for 5 days on sugar cubes containing EMS and then mated at random. Percentage of susceptibility and mean number of infective larvae (L₃) in F₂ females were analyzed over a 2-wk period. Reductions in susceptibility were significant in the F₂ populations arising from the 3 highest EMS concentrations. F₂ infections were reduced by 80%, indicating that EMS-induced mutations affect loci associated with filarial nematode susceptibility.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes togoi