Parasitology Research (2008) 103, 1065-1073

Kavita R. Sharma, T. Seenivasagan, A.N. Rao, K. Ganesan, O.P. Agarwal, R.C. Malhotra and Shri Prakash (2008)
Oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to certain fatty acid esters
Parasitology Research 103 (5), 1065-1073
Abstract: 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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Database assignments for author(s): Thangaraj Seenivasagan, Shri Prakash

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes albopictus
	Aedes aegypti