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Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

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Screening mosquito-attractive sugars for efficacious ATSB stations

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    Presenting Author(s)

  • Xixian Ng

    Graduate Student
    University of Nebraska
    Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

    • Co-Author(s)

  • FG

    Francisco Gonzalez

    Chemtica Internacional
    Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica

  • RP

    Rebeca Poveda

    Chemtica Internacional
    Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica

  • CC

    Carolina Calva

    Chemtica Internacional
    Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica

  • LG

    Lilliana Gonzalez

    Chemtica Internacional
    Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica

  • CO

    Cam Oehlschlager

    Chemtica Internacional
    Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica

  • TA

    Troy D. Anderson

    Associate Professor
    University of Nebraska
    Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Mosquito-borne pathogen transmission is a serious public health challenge. Chemical control interventions have become less effective due to the resistance of mosquitoes to these products. Attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) stations have exploited the floral nectar-mediated behaviors of mosquitoes to effectively target outdoor biting populations. It is the goal of this work to identify desirable sugar sources to stimulate the optimal resting and feeding behaviors of outdoor biting mosquitoes. A rapid mosquito attraction bioassay has been used to screen and identify several attractive sugar sources. It is expected that these sugars sources, when appended to ATSB stations, will increase the resting and feeding behaviors of outdoor biting mosquitoes and, in turn, reduce populations and decrease mosquito-borne pathogen transmission in the wake of product failures for controlling mosquito populations.