Publication: Anti-oviposition activities of used sock media against a dengue vector: prospects of eco-friendly control and solutions to pollution
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2017-09-01
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16147499
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09441344
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Mahidol University
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Vol.24, No.26 (2017), 21375-21385
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Hamady Dieng, Tomomitsu Satho, Fatimah Abang, Fumio Miake, Idris A. Ghani, Nurshilawati A. Latip, Nur Ezzati Aliasan, Sabina Noor, Abu Hassan Ahmad, Hamdan Ahmad, Wan Fatma Zuharah, Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid, Cirilo Nolasco-Hipolito, Ronald Enrique Morales Vargas, Noppawan Phumala Morales, Gabriel Tonga Noweg Anti-oviposition activities of used sock media against a dengue vector: prospects of eco-friendly control and solutions to pollution. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Vol.24, No.26 (2017), 21375-21385. doi:10.1007/s11356-017-9624-y Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/42655
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Anti-oviposition activities of used sock media against a dengue vector: prospects of eco-friendly control and solutions to pollution
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© 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany. Yearly, huge amounts of sock refuse are discarded into the environment. Socks contain many molecules, and worn ones, which are rich in smell-causing bacteria, have a strong influence on animals’ behaviors. But the impacts of sock odor on the oviposition behavior of dengue vectors are unknown. We assessed whether Aedes albopictus changes its oviposition activity in response to the presence of used socks extract (USEx) in potential breeding grounds, using choice and no-choice bioassays (NCB). When furnished even chances to oviposit in two sites holding USEx and two others containing water (control), Ae. albopictus deposited significantly less eggs in USEx than in water sites. A similar pattern of oviposition preference was also observed when there were more oviposition options in water. When there were greater oviposition opportunities in USEx sites, Ae. albopictus oviposited preferentially in water. Females laid significantly more eggs during the NCB involving water than USEx. Also, significantly more mature eggs were retained by females in the NCB with USEx than in that with water. These observations strongly suggest the presence of molecules with either repellent or deterrent activities against Ae. albopictus females and provide an impetus to advocate the integration of used socks in dengue control programs. Such applications could be a realistic end-of-life recourse to reroute this waste from landfills.