Effect of tannic acid concentration on development of the western treehole mosquito, Aedes sierrensis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Populations of Aedes sierrensis (Ludlow) completed development in tannic acid solutions over a wide concentration range (i.e., 0-1.0 g/liter) in artificial microcosms exposed to field conditions. The most notable effects of high tannic acid concentration were to slow larval developmental rates and t...

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Published in:Journal of chemical ecology 1993-06, Vol.19 (6), p.1119-1127
Main Author: Mercer, D.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AEDES SIERRENSIS
AGUA
Biological and medical sciences
CONTROL DE INSECTOS
Culicidae
DESARROLLO BIOLOGICO
DEVELOPPEMENT BIOLOGIQUE
Diptera
EAU
ENSAYO
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
LUTTE ANTIINSECTE
Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control
OVIPOSICION
PONTE
REPELENTES
REPULSIF
TANINOS
TANNIN
TESTAGE
Tropical medicine
Vectors. Intermediate hosts
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Summary:Populations of Aedes sierrensis (Ludlow) completed development in tannic acid solutions over a wide concentration range (i.e., 0-1.0 g/liter) in artificial microcosms exposed to field conditions. The most notable effects of high tannic acid concentration were to slow larval developmental rates and to reduce numbers of adults produced; adult size and sex ratio were minimally affected. Vector potential of the western treehole mosquito is discussed in terms of tannin concentration
ISSN:0098-0331
1573-1561
DOI:10.1007/BF00987373