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1 September 2006 Effects of Sublethal Exposure to Boric Acid Sugar Bait on Adult Survival, Host-Seeking, Bloodfeeding Behavior, and Reproduction of Stegomyia albopicta
ARSHAD ALI, Rui-De Xue, Donald R. Barnard
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Abstract

Effects of sublethal exposure to 0.1% boric acid sugar bait on adult survival, host-seeking, bloodfeeding behavior, and reproduction of Stegomyia albopicta were studied in the laboratory. Survival of males as well as females was significantly reduced when exposed to the bait, compared to control adults. The host-seeking and bloodfeeding activities in the baited females decreased, but the mean duration of blood engorgement (probing to voluntary withdrawal of proboscis) was not significantly different between the baited and control females. The landing and biting rates (human forearm) were significantly reduced in the baited females compared to nonbaited controls. Fecundity and fertility (based on number of laid eggs per female and percentage egg hatch, respectively) in the baited females were significantly reduced, and ovarian development was retarded. Sublethal exposure to sugar-based boric acid bait has the potential to reduce adult populations of St. albopicta.

ARSHAD ALI, Rui-De Xue, and Donald R. Barnard "Effects of Sublethal Exposure to Boric Acid Sugar Bait on Adult Survival, Host-Seeking, Bloodfeeding Behavior, and Reproduction of Stegomyia albopicta," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 22(3), 464-468, (1 September 2006). https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[464:EOSETB]2.0.CO;2
Published: 1 September 2006
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KEYWORDS
boric acid bait
egg hatch
fecundity
fertility
mosquitoes
toxicity
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