• Using this approach, he identified oviposition attractants for mosquitoes. (wikipedia.org)
  • To identify a suitable surveillance tool for the adult dengue vector Aedes albopictus , the efficacy of the BG-Sentinel trap, CDC light trap and Mosquito-oviposition trap (MOT) on the capture of vector mosquitoes were comparatively evaluated in this study. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The capture efficiencies of the BG-Sentinel trap, CDC light trap and Mosquito-oviposition trap for common vector mosquitoes were tested in a laboratory setting, through the release-recapture method, and at two field sites of Guangzhou, China from June 2013 to May 2014. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Currently, the commonly used methods in surveillance programmes to collect adult mosquitoes in China include the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) light trap, Mosquito-oviposition trap (MOT) and human landing catches. (biomedcentral.com)
  • High indole dosages have been demonstrated to repel the oviposition of mosquitoes such as Toxorhynchites spp. (vimsensorshop.com)
  • While female Anopheles rely on their sense of smell to find a blood host in addition to sugar providing plants and appropriate oviposition sites [ 1 ], the nectar feeding male mosquitoes mainly use their olfactory system to locate host plant odors [ 2 , 3 ]. (ijbs.com)
  • This work investigates preferred mosquito breeding water sites, physicochemical factors and colour cues influencing oviposition and development of mosquitoes. (biomedres.us)
  • Investigations were carried out on the preferred oviposition and breeding water sites of mosquitoes in the wild during the rainy season. (biomedres.us)
  • 2009). Kochia seeds contain an oviposition pheromone that can be added as an attractant for mosquito pesticides (Friesen et al. (dz-bz.com)
  • They use a synthetic attractant that simulates the natural pheromone emitted by females to attract males (by attracting only males, it does not increase the risk of oviposition). (futurcrop.com)
  • The bright yellow color coupled with a floral attractant lure (must be purchased from a lure or pheromone company) serve as a great attractant for these and other insects. (thelaunchqueen.com)
  • Walter Soares Leal (born February 2, 1954) is a Brazilian biochemist and entomologist who is known for identifying pheromones and mosquito attractants, and elucidating a mechanism of action of the insect repellent DEET. (wikipedia.org)
  • Field bioassays enabled the discovery of alkanes as bee sex pheromones and orchid attractants. (gerli.com)
  • The scientists identified two olfactory receptors whose sole function is to detect these defense substances and to guide the moths to the ideal oviposition sites. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The citrus fruit is an ideal oviposition substrate for the flies because the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina boulardii, which lays its eggs inside Drosophila larvae, is repelled by the odour of citrus. (mpg.de)
  • Although heat is a powerful short-range mosquito attractant, genetic disruption of heat seeking alone only modestly impacts overall host detection, suggesting other cues act in parallel with heat near hosts. (washington.edu)
  • These data show that two major vectors of human disease use similar mechanisms to locate hosts and oviposition sites and demonstrate the overall importance of short-range cue detection for complex mosquito behaviors. (washington.edu)
  • In our search for potential long-range inhibitors of attractants to human hosts, we have hypothesized that the shared chemical similarities between indole and DEET may confer the former with the ability to block odorant receptor function and inhibit human host attraction in a similar way as DEET. (vimsensorshop.com)
  • NRI will also be involved in work with ADAS, NIAB EMR and Russell IPM to develop a similar "push-pull" approach to control of western flower thrips, raspberry cane midge and blackberry leaf midge on soft fruit crops using attractants and repellents developed in previous projects. (nri.org)
  • They possess the ability to discriminate between different ecological resources, including nectar sources, animal hosts and oviposition sites, a feature mediated by their olfactory system. (vimsensorshop.com)
  • suggesting that attraction in the olfactometer might have been as nectar foraging rather than as oviposition sources. (qld.gov.au)
  • Researchers showed that isothiocyanates produced by cruciferous plants to fend off pests serve as oviposition cues. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A research team from the Nanjing Agricultural University in Nanjing, China, and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, showed that isothiocyanates produced by cruciferous plants to fend off pests serve as oviposition cues. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Infestation by leaf herbivores makes plants more attractive for oviposition by D. radicum females, while decreasing larval performance. (springer.com)
  • To identify potential compounds that might be useful in developing moth attractants, especially for females, collections of volatiles were made from plants that were attractive to moths in the olfactometer. (qld.gov.au)
  • The plugs also contain a chemical attractant that draws other females to lay their eggs near one another. (osu.edu)
  • We studied how six different leaf-chewing herbivore species of Brassica oleracea plants affected oviposition preference and larval performance of the root-feeding specialist Delia radicum . (springer.com)
  • These plants have not been recorded either as larval or oviposition hosts of Helicoverpa spp. (qld.gov.au)
  • We propose an approach to developing synthetic attractants, here termed 'super-blending', in which compounds from all these classes, which are in common between attractive plants, might be combined in blends which do not mimic any particular attractive plant. (qld.gov.au)
  • Compounds that activated these particular sensory neurons induced oviposition. (mpg.de)
  • However, farmers have difficulty getting attractant, then need to look for alternative attractant derived from natural ingredients that exist around the farm, one of them such as chlorogenic acid compounds that exist in the coffee fruit. (uin-suska.ac.id)
  • CFB control measures are carried out by catching female flying insects using a pulling compound (attractant) so that the population of CFB in the coffee plantation will be reduced. (uin-suska.ac.id)
  • The main scientific question was, what are the molecular mechanisms on which female Plutella xylostella moths base their choice of the oviposition site? (sciencedaily.com)
  • We showed that two receptors, OR35 and OR49, responded to the three isothiocyanates that we had previously identified as being crucial for oviposition," says Markus Knaden from the Max Planck Institute in Jena. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Farmers should harvest the eggs (replace the cardboard) every day or every two days to make the empty flute space available for the oviposition. (symtonbsf.com)
  • Suitable and sufficient food sources for the hungry larvae and protection against predators and parasites are important selection criteria for the best oviposition substrates. (mpg.de)
  • Although citrus is not an attractant for the flies, it elicits egg laying. (mpg.de)
  • Interestingly, evolution has split the perception of odours into two channels: those that guide flies to their food source and those that elicit the oviposition behaviour. (mpg.de)
  • Additionally, the black soldier flies require a food source, and an attractant for oviposition, or egg-laying. (insects4feed.org)
  • Green colour did not serve as a significant cue for oviposition. (biomedres.us)
  • They are thought to serve as a barrier to water influx in the organism, to act as sex attractants (or anti-aphrodisiacs), to affect the absorption of chemicals and microorganisms. (gerli.com)
  • In previous phases, NRI and NIAB EMR have developed an approach to control of capsid bugs on strawberry using a repellent in the crop and an attractant outside (Fountain et al. (nri.org)
  • In the cage, all you need is to provide a clean water source and an attractant for oviposition (egg-laying). (symtonbsf.com)
  • The relationship between oviposition in the blowfly Lucilia cuprina and the presence of water. (ntu.edu.tw)
  • RESULTS: During 2016, we found that octenol application in the field via aerosol puffer systems resulted in a 20 % decrease in D. suzukii oviposition compared to control plots. (usda.gov)
  • During 2017, we found that aerosol puffers releasing octenol were 42-55% more effective than a vial dispenser at deterring oviposition. (usda.gov)
  • We also found that a discontinuous application of octenol during dawn and dusk was sufficient to deter D. suzukii oviposition equivalent to continuous applications throughout the day. (usda.gov)
  • NRI and NIAB-EMR have previously developed attractants for hoverflies and in this project these will be tested to help maintain populations of hoverflies in the crop after they have been released for control of early-season aphids on strawberry. (nri.org)
  • Further research on puffer placement is needed to determine whether perimeter applications are effective in larger scale field research and in combination with attractants as part of a push-pull management system. (usda.gov)
  • Moreover, programming puffers to dispense octenol only during the SWD oviposition period (around dawn and dusk) resulted in similar reduction in SWD infestation compared to releasing octenol throughout the day, suggesting that puffer technology is a viable option to release repellent for the behavioral control of SWD. (usda.gov)