Decline Of Anopheles sergentii and Aedes caspius Populations Following Presentation Of Attractive Toxic (Spinosad) Sugar Bait Stations In An Oasis

Abstract

The effect of attractive sugar bait stations, including sucrose, juice of nectarine, slow-release substances, preservatives, red food-dye marker, and the oral insecticide spinosad, on Anopheles sergentii and Aedes caspius populations was studied in a small oasis in a southern desert of Israel. Feeding on similar baits without an insecticide was monitored as a control in a similar neighboring oasis. The insecticide caused a drastic decrease in the number of mosquitoes. Compared to the control site, the An. sergentii population was reduced to less than a tenth and that of Ae. caspius declined to a third. The majority of the mosquitoes, 76.0% of An. sergentii females and 74.8% of Ae. caspius females, were marked by the food dye in the control site.

Effects of Azadirachtin on the Biology ofLutzomyia longipalpis(Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) Adult Female, the Main Vector of American Visceral Leishmaniasis

“…For example, female sand ßies disassociate the location of biting and oviposition according to the available attractive or repellant subtrates in the environment. Moreover, it is also necessary to assess the possible impacts of azadirachtin on nontarget organisms (i.e., spiders, praying mantis, or ground beetles), by the use of sugar-baited or soil sprayed strategies (Mü ller and Schlein 2006;Mü ller et al 2008Mü ller et al , 2010aQualls et al 2014).…”

Natural Plant Sugar Sources of Anopheles Mosquitoes Strongly Impact Malaria Transmission Potential

“…sergentii breeding in water surrounding the springs was the dominant species accounting for over 80% local mosquitoes. Other mosquito species included Aedes caspius and Culex pipiens occurring in small percentages[15].…”

Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and spinosad on adult emergence of the non-biting midges Polypedilum nubifer (Skuse) and Tanytarsus curticornis Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) in coastal wetlands

“…Suitability of spinosad for larval mosquito control has been progressively highlighted in a series of scientific publications dating from 2003. However, to our knowledge, most of the field studies were conducted in small outdoor containers, plastic jars or catch basins (Bond et al, 2004, Perez et al, 2007, Jiang and Mulla, 2009, Thavara et al, 2009, Darriet et al, 2010, Anderson et al, 2011, but very few in open field (oasis: Müller et al, 2008;agricultural area: Schlein and Müller, 2008; mosquito breeding sites surrounding houses and cultivated lands: Bahgat et al, 2007). These studies mainly concerned Culex pipiens, Cx.…”