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      Effect of the chitin synthesis inhibitor triflumuron on the development, viability and reproduction of Aedes aegypti

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          The control of Aedes aegypti is impaired due to the development of resistance to chemical insecticides. Insect Growth Regulators (IGR) exhibit distinct mechanisms of action and are considered potential vector control alternatives. Studies regarding the effects of sublethal IGR doses on the viability of resulting adults will contribute to eval-uating their impact in the field. We analyzed several aspects of Ae. aegypti adults surviving exposure to a partially lethal dose of triflumuron, a chitin synthesis inhibitor. A highly significant difference in the proportion of males and females was noted in the triflumuron-exposed group (65.0% males) compared to the controls (50.2% males). Triflumuron affected adult longevity, particularly for females; after 16 days, only 29.2% of males and 13.8% of females were alive, in contrast with 94% survival of the control mosquitoes. The locomotor activity was reduced and the blood-feeding ability of the treated females was also affected (90.4% and 48.4% of the control and triflumuron-exposed females, respectively, successfully ingested blood). Triflumuron-surviving females ingested roughly 30% less blood and laid 25% fewer eggs than the control females. The treated males and females exhibited a diminished ability to copulate, resulting in less viable eggs.

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            Adult longevity of certain mosquito species after larval and pupal exposure to sublethal concentration of an insect growth regulator, hexaflumuron.

            V Vasuki (1992)
            Longevity of the adults of three vector species, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi, and Aedes aegypti was drastically reduced when they were exposed at larval and pupal stages to sublethal concentrations of an insect growth regulator hexaflumuron. When the three species were exposed to 0.05 mg/l at the pupal stage, males and females of Cx. quinquefasciatus suffered a more shortened life span than other species. Among the females whose feeding activity was adversely affected by IGR treatment at the pupal stage, Ae. aegypti showed the minimum survival duration with LT50 of 2.74 days.
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              Influence of IGR treatment on oviposition of three species of vector mosquitos at sublethal concentrations.

              V Vasuki (1999)
              Sublethal effect of hexaflumuron, an insect growth regulator (IGR), on the oviposition of three species of vector mosquitos. Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi was studied. Significant reduction in oviposition was observed in the females of the above three species derived from fourth instar larvae and pupae exposed to sublethal (EI5 and EI50) doses. The reduction in egg laying is proportional to the dose of exposure and was found to be about twice higher in females of three species exposed to EI50 dose than those exposed to EI5 dose. Among the three species exposed at larval and pupal stages, Ae. aegypti showed maximum reduction in egg laying (29.3-46.6%). Blood feeding was also reduced in females exposed to EI50 dose at larval stage and a positive correlation was demonstrated between the quantity of blood meal taken and the proportion of eggs laid. Significant reduction in the quantum of blood ingested by the treated females may be responsible for the reduced egg laying.
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                mioc
                Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
                Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
                Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde (Rio de Janeiro )
                1678-8060
                February 2009
                : 104
                : 1
                : 43-47
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                [1 ] Laboratório de Fisiologia e Controle de Artrópodes Vetores
                [2 ] Instituto de Biologia do Exército Brazil
                [3 ] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Brazil
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                S0074-02762009000100007
                10.1590/S0074-02762009000100007
                6d6d338b-4bf1-429f-870c-9bd8fa7e976c

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                PARASITOLOGY
                TROPICAL MEDICINE

                Parasitology,Infectious disease & Microbiology
                triflumuron,Aedes aegypti,sublethal effects,chitin synthesis inhibitor

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