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Host-Seeking and Blood-Feeding Behavior of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Exposed to Vapors of Geraniol, Citral, Citronellal, Eugenol, or Anisaldehyde

Hao, Huiling, Wei, Jianrong, Dai, Jianqing, Du, Jiawei·2008·Journal of Medical Entomology
DOI 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[533:habboa]2.0.co;2
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The changes of the host-seeking and blood-feeding behavior of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) surviving in a space containing vapors of the spatial repellents geraniol, eugenol, citral, anisaldehyde, or citronellal were evaluated using an arm-in-cage test and a bioassay of bloodmeals on a shaved mouse. The mosquitoes surviving concentrations of geraniol, citral, eugenol, or anisaldehyde at 0.013, 0.025, 0.050, 0.100, and 0.250 microg/cm3 for 24 and 48 h all showed different degrees of reduction in host-seeking ability. After 48 h of exposure to 0.250 microg/cm3 geraniol, almost 100% of the mosquitoes lost their host-seeking ability. The next most potent spatial repellent, anisaldehyde, stopped host seeking by > 85.5%. Citronellal did not result in a significant reduction in the host-seeking ability at any concentration level after either 24 or 48 h of treatment. We also found that reduction of host-seeking ability recovered after various times. The longest recovery time (144 h) was observed for geraniol after 24 h at 0.250 microg/cm3. In the study, geraniol, eugenol, and citral all significantly affected the activation and orientation stages of the blood-feeding behavior. However, only anisaldehyde significantly interrupted the normal blood-feeding of mosquitoes in all stages of behavior. These initial laboratory results clearly showed that anisaldehyde and geraniol could be promising spatial repellents against Ae. albopictus that they could play a major role in new repellent technology.

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Authors
Hao, H., Wei, J., Dai, J., & Du, J.
Affiliations
  • Second Military Medical University (CN)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Medical Entomology
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2008-05-01
Volume
45
Issue
3
Pages
533-539
ISSN
0022-2585 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[533:habboa]2.0.co;2
OpenAlex
W2178837490
Cited by
73
References
27
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FWCI
3.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Medical Entomology (publishedVersion)
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  • BioOne Complete (BioOne) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect Pheromone Research and Control
Keywords
Aedes albopictus, spatial repellents, host-seeking behavior, blood-feeding behavior, geraniol, citral, eugenol, anisaldehyde, citronellal, mosquito repellents
MeSH terms
Acyclic Monoterpenes, Aedes, Aldehydes, Animals, Benzaldehydes, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Eugenol, Feeding Behavior, Insect Repellents, Terpenes, Time Factors, Volatilization, Monoterpenes

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Hao, H., Wei, J., Dai, J., & Du, J. (2008). Host-Seeking and Blood-Feeding Behavior of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Exposed to Vapors of Geraniol, Citral, Citronellal, Eugenol, or Anisaldehyde. Journal of Medical Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45%5B533%3Ahabboa%5D2.0.co%3B2