Assessment of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb) on female aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) / Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah

The thesis aimed to determine the effect of two prototype attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) formulations on the mortality adult female Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) and Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus). The ATSB is an alternative adult mosquito control that exploits the sugar feeding behaviour of...

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spelling my-uitm-ir.549322022-05-19T14:12:56Z Assessment of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb) on female aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) / Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah 2020-10 Mohd Hardy Abdullah, Nur Athen Insects The thesis aimed to determine the effect of two prototype attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) formulations on the mortality adult female Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) and Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus). The ATSB is an alternative adult mosquito control that exploits the sugar feeding behaviour of mosquitoes by attracting them using aromatic compound and then killing them through ingestion of sugar incorporated with oral toxin. There were three objectives achieved in this thesis. The first objective was to determine the effect of four (10%, 30%, 50% and 70%) sugar concentrations to the fecundity and biting behaviour of Ae. albopictus. ANOVA was conducted to determine the significant difference between the sugar concentrations and the fecundity and biting behaviour of mosquito. The result after the 6-days experiment period indicated that the daily fecundity and biting rate of females Ae. albopictus increase as it fed on higher sugar concentration with the highest fecundity and biting rate recorded in 70% sucrose concentration. The second objective of this thesis was to determine the female Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus response to papaya and pineapple peel extracts after 2 minutes in an olfactometer. The experiment was conducted in two assays; no choice assay where the mosquitoes exposed to papaya or pineapple peel extracts and choice assay where the mosquitoes exposed to both peel extracts simultaneously. The number of mosquito attracted to the peel extracts was analysed with t-test. Both Aedes species attracted to papaya and pineapple peels extracts in no choice assay. In choice assay, Ae. albopictus also attracted to both peel extracts while Ae. aegypti was significantly attracted to papaya peel extract only. The third objective was to examine the efficacy of papaya seed extract as the oral toxin component in two attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) formulations on the mortality of female Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus in a laboratory setting. A papaya seed toxicity bioassay was conducted to determine the papaya seed extract concentration needed in ATSB formulations and probit analysis was conducted at 24-hour interval to provide the mean lethal concentration (LC) required to kill 50% and 90% of both mosquito populations (LC50 and LC90) respectively. 1% papaya seed extract concentration was selected as the oral toxin component in both ATSB formulations based on LC values. In two separate cages, both female Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes were exposed to ATSB A and ATSB B for 72-hours to determine the mortality rate. The efficacy of 1% papaya seed extract was measured by comparing the mortality rates of ATSB A and ATSB B against a control population. The results indicated that the Ae. aegypti mortality rate was significantly higher in ATSB A and ATSB B but there was no significant difference between Ae. albopictus mortality rates in ATSB A and the control group. However, the Ae. albopictus mortality rate was found to be significantly higher in ATSB B. Therefore, the study concluded that, while both papaya peel and pineapple peel extracts are toxic to mosquitoes, the addition of 1% papaya seed extract increased the mortality rates in both Aedes species, especially in the Ae. albopictus population. The study’s findings can contribute in data collection of ATSB application to control the adult mosquito population. 2020-10 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54932/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54932/1/54932.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Health Sciences Che Dom, Nazri (Assoc. Prof. Ts Dr.)
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topic Insects
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Mohd Hardy Abdullah, Nur Athen
Assessment of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb) on female aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) / Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah
description The thesis aimed to determine the effect of two prototype attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) formulations on the mortality adult female Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) and Aedes albopictus (Ae. albopictus). The ATSB is an alternative adult mosquito control that exploits the sugar feeding behaviour of mosquitoes by attracting them using aromatic compound and then killing them through ingestion of sugar incorporated with oral toxin. There were three objectives achieved in this thesis. The first objective was to determine the effect of four (10%, 30%, 50% and 70%) sugar concentrations to the fecundity and biting behaviour of Ae. albopictus. ANOVA was conducted to determine the significant difference between the sugar concentrations and the fecundity and biting behaviour of mosquito. The result after the 6-days experiment period indicated that the daily fecundity and biting rate of females Ae. albopictus increase as it fed on higher sugar concentration with the highest fecundity and biting rate recorded in 70% sucrose concentration. The second objective of this thesis was to determine the female Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus response to papaya and pineapple peel extracts after 2 minutes in an olfactometer. The experiment was conducted in two assays; no choice assay where the mosquitoes exposed to papaya or pineapple peel extracts and choice assay where the mosquitoes exposed to both peel extracts simultaneously. The number of mosquito attracted to the peel extracts was analysed with t-test. Both Aedes species attracted to papaya and pineapple peels extracts in no choice assay. In choice assay, Ae. albopictus also attracted to both peel extracts while Ae. aegypti was significantly attracted to papaya peel extract only. The third objective was to examine the efficacy of papaya seed extract as the oral toxin component in two attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) formulations on the mortality of female Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus in a laboratory setting. A papaya seed toxicity bioassay was conducted to determine the papaya seed extract concentration needed in ATSB formulations and probit analysis was conducted at 24-hour interval to provide the mean lethal concentration (LC) required to kill 50% and 90% of both mosquito populations (LC50 and LC90) respectively. 1% papaya seed extract concentration was selected as the oral toxin component in both ATSB formulations based on LC values. In two separate cages, both female Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes were exposed to ATSB A and ATSB B for 72-hours to determine the mortality rate. The efficacy of 1% papaya seed extract was measured by comparing the mortality rates of ATSB A and ATSB B against a control population. The results indicated that the Ae. aegypti mortality rate was significantly higher in ATSB A and ATSB B but there was no significant difference between Ae. albopictus mortality rates in ATSB A and the control group. However, the Ae. albopictus mortality rate was found to be significantly higher in ATSB B. Therefore, the study concluded that, while both papaya peel and pineapple peel extracts are toxic to mosquitoes, the addition of 1% papaya seed extract increased the mortality rates in both Aedes species, especially in the Ae. albopictus population. The study’s findings can contribute in data collection of ATSB application to control the adult mosquito population.
format Thesis
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author Mohd Hardy Abdullah, Nur Athen
author_facet Mohd Hardy Abdullah, Nur Athen
author_sort Mohd Hardy Abdullah, Nur Athen
title Assessment of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb) on female aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) / Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah
title_short Assessment of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb) on female aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) / Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah
title_full Assessment of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb) on female aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) / Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah
title_fullStr Assessment of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb) on female aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) / Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb) on female aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) / Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah
title_sort assessment of attractive toxic sugar bait (atsb) on female aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae) / nur athen mohd hardy abdullah
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
granting_department Faculty of Health Sciences
publishDate 2020
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