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Ovipositional site selection by Anopheles gambiae : influences of substrate moisture and texture

Huang, J., Walker, E. D., Giroux, P. Y., Vulule, J., Miller, J. R.·2005·Medical and Veterinary Entomology
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2005.00588.x
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Abstract. The influence of substrate moisture (hydration) and grain size (texture) on oviposition was quantified in choice tests using Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) laboratory strains and gravid An. gambiae sensu lato from a natural population in Western Kenya. A strong, positive correlation was found between moisture content and the degree of egg‐laying, which peaked at saturation with standing water. Soil moisture quantified as surface conductivity, was measured with an electronic leaf‐wetness sensor slightly modified from a unit available commercially. Although An. gambiae females were sensitive to measurable differences in substrate moisture, they distributed eggs on both fully hydrated and less hydrated substrates. In contrast, An. gambiae females showed little response to substrate texture: they oviposited with equal frequency on all silica substrates of eight particle size classes, ranging from small pebbles (850 µm diameter) to very fine grains (< 38 µm diameter), when all were moist. Female An. gambiae laid more eggs on dark than white substrates against a light background, but did not discriminate between moist, pulverized black soapstone and moist black Kenyan soil taken from typical An. gambiae larval habitats. We conclude that hydration and visual contrast are critical ovipositional site qualities for An. gambiae , but substrate texture is not.

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  • The association between smell and insect nuisance arises because flies are attracted by the smell from the pits, while volatile compounds from pit latrines function as pheromones to attract gravid mosquitoes to suitable breeding sites.

    “The association arises because flies are attracted by the smell from the pits [18], while volatile compounds from pit latrines function as pheromones to attract gravid mosquitoes to suitable breeding sites [98–101].”

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Authors
Huang, J., Walker, E. D., Giroux, P. Y., Vulule, J., & Miller, J. R.
Affiliations
  • Michigan State University (US)
  • Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
Corresponding author
Huang, J.
ORCID
Venue
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-12
Volume
19
Issue
4
Pages
442-450
ISSN
  • 0269-283X (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2915
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2915.2005.00588.x
OpenAlex
W1964803307
Cited by
61
References
29
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
FWCI
5.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2007-03-16)
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 5 d)
Locations
  • Medical and Veterinary Entomology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI50703, R01AI050703)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
Keywords
Anopheles gambiae, oviposition site selection, substrate moisture, substrate texture, soil particle size, visual contrast, egg-laying behavior, larval habitat, stagnant water, surface conductivity, leaf wetness sensor, malaria vectors
MeSH terms
Animals, Anopheles, Color, Electric Conductivity, Female, Kenya, Oviposition, Particle Size, Soil, Water

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