Pairpailin Jhaiaun. Excito-repellency of psidium guajava L. against colonized mosquitoes, vectors of human pathogens and evaluation of LED and fluorescent light traps for catching forest mosquitoes. Master's Degree(Entomology). Kasetsart University. Office of the University Library. : Kasetsart University, 2021.
Excito-repellency of psidium guajava L. against colonized mosquitoes, vectors of human pathogens and evaluation of LED and fluorescent light traps for catching forest mosquitoes
Abstract:
Plant-based insect repellents have increasingly become of interest in vector control programs. In this study, the essential oils of guava leaf (Psidium guajava L.) at four different concentrations against three colonized mosquito species; Anopheles minimus (Theobald), Anopheles epiroticus Linton & Harbach and Culex quinquefasciatus Say using an excito-repellency assay system. The major component of guava oil was dl-limonene. At 2.5% and 5.0% concentrations, the greatest response for both contact (100% escape) and noncontact (96-98% escape) trials was seen in An. minimus. For Cx. quinquefasciatus, guava oil had strong combined irritant (92% escape) and repellent activity responses (61-86% escape). Comparatively, low repellency action was observed against An. epiroticus (17-20% escape). In contrast, An. epiroticus was more prone to knock down effect, with the highest percent KD (44% in nonescape group) observed at 5.0% concentration in noncontact trial. Moreover, for An. epiroticus, 35% and 11% mortalities were also observed for the nonescape in contact and noncontact trials, respectively. Less than 2% mortality was found in An. minimus at 1.0 and 2.5%. This study four LED light sources (UV, green, blue, red) and two fluorescent lights (white, UV) were used in the forest areas of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. A total of 873 specimens from thirty-one species belonged to four genera were collected. Anopheles was the predominant genus of 58.88 %, followed by Aedes 19.13%, Culex 16.95 %, and Armigeres 5.04%, respectively. UV fluorescent light was the most effective light source to collect adult mosquitoes in the forest accounting for 43.76%, followed by UV LED 20.28%, blue LED 15.24%, green LED 8.36%, white fluorescent 8.36% and red LED with 4.01%. The highest number of mosquitoes was collected (84.63%) in dry season, followed by wet (11.67%) and cold seasons (3.70%). Results obtained from this study would enhance the design of vector control strategies and vector control management programs in Thailand.
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