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- Title
Evaluation of boric acid sugar baits against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in tropical environments.
- Authors
Naranjo, Diana; Qualls, Whitney; Müller, Gunter; Samson, Dayana; Roque, Deborah; Alimi, Temitope; Arheart, Kristopher; Beier, John; Xue, Rui-De
- Abstract
Attractive toxic sugar bait (active ingredient, 1 % boric acid) was evaluated against Aedes albopictus Skuse populations in the laboratory, semi-field trials, and field trials in residential communities in St. Augustine, Florida. Laboratory evaluations of boric acid sugar baits applied to the plant Pentas lanceolata (Rubiaceae) demonstrated 100 and 92 % mortality of A. albopictus at day 7 and 14, respectively. A semi-field study evaluating the bait application to the upperside or topside of leaves resulted in no significant difference on mortality ( P > 0.05). Overall combined top and bottom boric acid sugar bait application mortality at day 7 was 95 % based on leaf bioassays. Field application of the boric acid sugar baits significantly ( P < 0.05) decreased adult A. albopictus populations up to day 21 post-treatment compared to the pre-treatment population numbers. A significant reduction in oviposition was demonstrated both at day 7 and 14 post-application ( P = 0.001) as monitored by ovitraps. Attractive toxic sugar bait application in tropical environments demonstrated efficacy, persistence, and feasibility in controlling A. albopictus populations.
- Subjects
AEDES albopictus; BORIC acid; MORTALITY; DIPTERA; RUBIACEAE
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2013, Vol 112, Issue 4, p1583
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-013-3312-8