Evaluation of boric acid sugar baits sprayed on plants against the salt marsh mosquito, Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Tanjim T. Hossain; Ali Fulcher; Claudia Davidson; John C. Beier; Rui De Xue

doi:10.1653/024.097.0469

Evaluation of boric acid sugar baits sprayed on plants against the salt marsh mosquito, Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Tanjim T. Hossain, Ali Fulcher, Claudia Davidson, John C. Beier, Rui De Xue

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Abstract

A Toxic Sugar Bait (TSB, active ingredient 1% boric acid) was evaluated against Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the laboratory and the field at St. Augustine, Florida. The laboratory component was comprised of plants located in known Ae. taeniorhynchus resting areas, i.e., black mangrove (Avecennia germinans L.) and yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria Ait.). The results indicated that TSB sprayed on black mangrove and yaupon holly cuttings at 48 h resulted in significant mortality of resting Ae. taeniorhynchus, compared with the mortality of mosquitoes in the control group under the laboratory conditions. Also, the field studies indicated a significant reduction in mosquito populations after TSB was applied on plants.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1865-1868
Number of pages	4
Journal	Florida Entomologist
Volume	97
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1653/024.097.0469
State	Published - Dec 1 2014

Keywords

Aedes taeniorhynchus
attractive toxic sugar bait
boric acid

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Insect Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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