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Unlu I, Buckner EA, Medina J, Vasquez C, Cabrera A, Romero-Weaver AL, Ramirez D, Kendziorski NL, Kosinski KJ, Fedirko TJ, Ketelsen L, Dorsainvil C, Estep AS. Insecticide resistance of Miami-Dade Culex quinquefasciatus populations and initial field efficacy of a new resistance-breaking adulticide formulation. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0296046. [PMID: 38346028 PMCID: PMC10861066 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Sporadic outbreaks of human cases of West Nile virus (WNV), primarily vectored by Culex quinquefasciatus Say in suburban and urban areas, have been reported since introduction of the virus into Florida in 2001. Miami-Dade County, Florida is part of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, supports Cx. quinquefasciatus year-round, and recently experienced over 60 human cases of WNV during one outbreak. To facilitate more effective integrated vector management and public health protection, we used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bottle bioassay method to evaluate the susceptibility of adult Cx. quinquefasciatus collected from 29 locations throughout Miami-Dade County to pyrethroid and organophosphate adulticide active ingredients (AIs) used by Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control. We also determined the frequency of the 1014 knockdown resistance (kdr) mutation for Cx. quinquefasciatus from a subset of 17 locations. We detected resistance to two pyrethroid AIs in all tested locations (permethrin: 27 locations, deltamethrin: 28 locations). The 1014F allele was widely distributed throughout all 17 locations sampled; however, 29.4% of these locations lacked 1014F homozygotes even though phenotypic pyrethroid resistance was present. Organophosphate resistance was more variable; 20.7% of the locations tested were susceptible to malathion, and 33.3% of the populations were susceptible to naled. We subsequently conducted a field trial of ReMoa Tri, a recently approved multiple AI adulticide formulation labelled for resistant mosquitoes, against a mixed location field population of Miami-Dade Cx. quinquefasciatus. Average 24-hr mortality was 65.1 ± 7.2% and 48-hr mortality increased to 85.3 ± 9.1%, indicating good control of these resistant Cx. quinquefasciatus. This current study shows that insecticide resistance is common in local Cx. quinquefasciatus but effective options are available to maintain control during active disease transmission in Miami-Dade County.
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- Isik Unlu
- Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Meepagala KM, Estep AS. Larvicidal constituents from Poncirus trifoliata root extracts. J Med Entomol 2023; 60:1016-1021. [PMID: 37409987 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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In the search for effective and environmentally friendly mosquito control agents, we have examined natural sources, such as microbes and plants, and the synthetic analogs of natural products. These plants and microbes have evolved in their ecological niches to produce defensive compounds against other competing organisms in their surroundings such as microbes, plants, and insects as a means to enhance their survival. Thus, some of these plants and microbes have bioactive compounds with insecticidal, fungicidal, and phytotoxic activities. In our previous research, we successfully isolated bioactive constituents from natural sources. We have carried out synthetic modifications and total synthesis of marginally active isolated compounds to achieve significantly higher active compounds. We have focused on plants in the Rutaceae family as the members of this family are known to possess bioactive compounds with algicidal, antifungal, insecticidal, and fungicidal activities. In this article, we report the isolation and structure elucidation of mosquito larvicidal constituents from Poncirus trifoliata (Rutaceae) root extract.
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- Kumudini M Meepagala
- USDA-ARS, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, PO Box 1848, University, MS 38677, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, 1600 S.W. 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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Burgess ER, Sanscrainte ND, Taylor CE, Buss LJ, Estep AS. Expression, activity, and consequences of biochemical inhibition of α- and β-glucosidases in different life stages of Culex quinquefasciatus. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286609. [PMID: 37643188 PMCID: PMC10464971 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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Mosquitoes have a wide range of digestive enzymes that enable them to utilize requisite blood and sugar meals for survival and reproduction. Sugar meals, typically derived from plant sources, are critical to maintain energy in both male and female mosquitoes, whereas blood meals are taken only by females to complete oogenesis. Enzymes involved in sugar digestion have been the subject of study for decades but have been limited to a relatively narrow range of mosquito species. The southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, is of public health importance and seldom considered in these types of studies outside of topics related to Bacillus sphaericus, a biocontrol agent that requires interaction with a specific gut-associated α-glucosidase. Here we sought to describe the nature of α-glucosidases and unexplored β-glucosidases that may aid Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae in acquiring nutrients from cellulosic sources in their aquatic habitats. Consistent with our hypothesis, we found both α- and β-glucosidase activity in larvae. Interestingly, β-glucosidase activity all but disappeared at the pupal stage and remained low in adults, while α-glucosidase activity remained in the pupal stage and then exceeded larval activity by approximately 1.5-fold. The expression patterns of the putative α- and β-glucosidase genes chosen did not consistently align with observed enzyme activities. When the α-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose was administered to adults, mortality was seen especially in males but also in females after two days of exposure and key energetic storage molecules, glycogen and lipids, were significantly lower than controls. In contrast, administering the β-glucosidase inhibitor conduritol β-epoxide to larvae did not produce mortality even at the highest soluble concentration. Here we provide insights into the importance of α- and β-glucosidases on the survival of Cx. quinquefasciatus in their three mobile life stages.
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- Edwin R. Burgess
- Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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Burgess ER, Lopez K, Irwin P, Jaeger CP, Estep AS. Assessing pyrethroid resistance status in the Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois using Cox regression of bottle bioassays and other detection tools. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0268205. [PMID: 35767519 PMCID: PMC9242439 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Culex pipiens complex is an important vector of epizootic and zoonotic pathogens, including West Nile virus. Chicago, Illinois and its suburbs have suffered high incidence of human West Nile virus infections in the past. This makes abatement programs in and around the Chicago area an essential service. The control of Cx. pipiens is often complicated by rapidly evolving resistance to pyrethroids, which are the most widely used chemical class in US mosquito abatement programs. The present study assessed Sumithrin® resistance in Cx. pipiens collected from five locations around Cook County, Illinois, neighboring the city limits of Chicago. According to CDC guidelines, samples from all five locations demonstrated some resistance to Sumithrin®. When assessed with Anvil®, a formulated product made of Sumithrin® synergized with piperonyl butoxide, susceptibility was rescued in mosquitoes from three out of the five locations, suggesting involvement of mixed-function oxidases and/or carboxylesterases in Sumithrin® resistance at these locations. Not all locations had susceptibility rescued by Anvil®, but these locations had relatively low knockdown resistance allele frequencies, suggesting that mechanisms other than knockdown resistance may be involved. Enzyme activities did not reveal any marked trends that could be related back to mortality in the bottle bioassays, which highlights the need for multiple types of assays to infer enzymatic involvement in resistance. Future directions in pyrethroid resistance management in Chicago area Cx. pipiens are discussed.
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- Edwin R. Burgess
- Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- * E-mail: (ERB); (ASE)
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- Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States of America
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- USDA-ARS-Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- * E-mail: (ERB); (ASE)
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Luu-Dam NA, Tabanca N, Estep AS, Nguyen DH, Kendra PE. Insecticidal and Attractant Activities of Magnolia citrata Leaf Essential Oil against Two Major Pests from Diptera: Aedes aegypti (Culicidae) and Ceratitis capitata (Tephritidae). Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26082311. [PMID: 33923456 PMCID: PMC8072556 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, Magnolia citrata Noot and Chalermglin (Magnoliaceae) essential oil (MCEO) was evaluated for insecticidal activity against the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti and attractant activity for the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata. The leaves of Magnolia citrata (Giổi chanh) were collected from northwestern Vietnam, and the water-distilled MCEO was analyzed by gas-chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The major constituents of MCEO were identified as linalool 19%, geranial 16%, citronellal 14%, neral 14%, and sabinene 12%. MCEO showed 100% mortality at 1 μg/μL against 1st instar larvae of Ae. aegypti (Orlando strain, ORL), and the oil exhibited 54% (ORL) and 68% (Puerto Rico strain) mortality at 5 μg/mosquito against Ae. aegypti adult females. Initial screens showed that MCEO had weak insecticidal activity compared to the positive control permethrin. In bioassays with sterile male C. capitata, MCEO exhibited moderately strong attraction, comparable to that observed with a positive control, Tetradenia riparia essential oil (TREO). Herein, the insecticidal and attractant activities of MCEO are reported for the first time.
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- Ngoc Anh Luu-Dam
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Graduate University of Science and Technology, No. 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam; (N.A.L.-D.); (D.H.N.)
- Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), No.18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (SHRS), 13601 Old Cutler Rd., Miami, FL 33158, USA
- Correspondence: (N.T.); (P.E.K.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), Gainesville, FL 32608, USA;
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- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Graduate University of Science and Technology, No. 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam; (N.A.L.-D.); (D.H.N.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (SHRS), 13601 Old Cutler Rd., Miami, FL 33158, USA
- Correspondence: (N.T.); (P.E.K.)
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Flores-Mendoza C, Loyola S, Jiang J, Farris CM, Mullins K, Estep AS, Fisher ML, Richards AL. Molecular Characterization of Bartonella Species Discovered in Ectoparasites Collected from Domestic Animals, Cuzco, Peru. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2021; 21:330-341. [PMID: 33567236 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rickettsiae and bartonellae are Gram-negative bacteria that can cause zoonotic and human diseases and are vectored by hematophagous arthropods. In the Americas, rickettsioses and bartonelloses have reemerged as significant public health threats. Bartonella species have been identified as causing zoonotic infections responsible for a variety of clinical syndromes in humans and animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution, prevalence, and molecular heterogeneity of Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. among ectoparasites collected from domestic animals in 14 farming communities in the Andes Mountains of Cuzco, Peru. A total of 222 domestic animals representing 8 different species (sheep, donkeys, goats, cattle, pigs, llamas, guinea pigs, and horses) were sampled. Nine species of ectoparasites (n = 1,697) collected from 122 animals were identified resulting in 1,657 chewing lice, 39 ticks, and 1 flea. DNA was individually extracted from a random sample of 600 (35.4%) considering variability of ectoparasite species, hosts, and sample location elevation. All 600 samples were negative for rickettsial DNA by a genus-specific molecular assay. A subset of 173 (28.8%) samples were selected based on variability of arthropods species, host, and location for Bartonella testing. Ninety-one (52.6%) of these samples including Melophagus ovinus (90/110) and Bovicola bovis (1/7) were positive for Bartonella by a genus-specific molecular assay. Five Bartonella genes of seven DNA samples from M. ovinus were analyzed by the multilocus sequence typing for characterization. We identified five identical Bartonella melophagi specimens and two specimens with Bartonella species related to B. melophagi from the seven M. ovinus. The Bartonella agents detected were widely distributed and frequent in multiple studied locations.
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru
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- Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.,University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida, USA.,Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Al-Massarani SM, El-Gamal AA, Al-Rehaily AJ, Al-Sheddi ES, Al-Oqail MM, Farshori NN, Estep AS, Tabanca N, Becnel JJ. Insecticidal Activity and Free Radical Scavenging Properties of Isolated Phytoconstituents from the Saudi Plant Nuxia oppositifolia (Hochst.). Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26040914. [PMID: 33572261 PMCID: PMC7915531 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chromatographic purification of the alcoholic extract from the aerial parts of the Saudi plant Nuxia oppositifolia (Hochst.), Benth., resulted in five isolated phenolic compounds. Two flavones, hispidulin (1) and jaceosidin (2), and the phenylethanoid glycosides, verbascoside (3), isoverbascoside (4), and conandroside (5), were identified and their chemical structures were determined by spectroscopic analyses. The insecticidal activity of compounds 1 and 2, in addition to 11 compounds isolated in a previous research (6-16), was evaluated against the Yellow Fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Four compounds displayed adulticidal activity with LD50 values of 2-2.3 μg/mosquito. Free radical scavenging properties of the plant extracts and compounds (1-5) were evaluated by measuring the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate radical cation (ABTS•+) scavenging activity. All compounds exhibited notable activity, compared with the positive control, l-Ascorbic acid. This study suggests that N. oppositifolia could be a promising source of secondary metabolites, some with lethal adulticidal effect against Ae. aegypti.
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- Shaza M. Al-Massarani
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.E.-G.); (A.J.A.-R.); (E.S.A.-S.); (M.M.A.-O.); (N.N.F.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.E.-G.); (A.J.A.-R.); (E.S.A.-S.); (M.M.A.-O.); (N.N.F.)
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, El-Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.E.-G.); (A.J.A.-R.); (E.S.A.-S.); (M.M.A.-O.); (N.N.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.E.-G.); (A.J.A.-R.); (E.S.A.-S.); (M.M.A.-O.); (N.N.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.E.-G.); (A.J.A.-R.); (E.S.A.-S.); (M.M.A.-O.); (N.N.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.E.-G.); (A.J.A.-R.); (E.S.A.-S.); (M.M.A.-O.); (N.N.F.)
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- USDA, ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (A.S.E.); (J.J.B.)
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- USDA-ARS, Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, 13601 Old Cutler Rd., Miami, FL 33158, USA;
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- USDA, ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; (A.S.E.); (J.J.B.)
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Estep AS, Sanscrainte ND, Cuba I, Allen GM, Becnel JJ, Linthicum KJ. Failure of Permethrin-Treated Military Uniforms to Protect Against a Laboratory-Maintained Knockdown-Resistant Strain of Aedes aegypti. J Am Mosq Control Assoc 2020; 36:127-130. [PMID: 33647125 DOI: 10.2987/19-6906.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Military forces and the recreational industry rely on the repellent properties of permethrin-treated fabrics and N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (deet)-based lotions to provide protection from disease vectors and hematophagous organisms. Concerns regarding efficacy have been raised as pyrethroid resistance becomes more common and recent publications present contradictory conclusions. In this preliminary study, consenting volunteers were exposed to pyrethroid-susceptible and pyrethroid-resistant Aedes aegypti strains while wearing sleeves of untreated or permethrin-treated army uniform fabric as well as with untreated or deet-treated exposed forearms. Deet was nearly 100% effective against both susceptible and resistant strains. However, permethrin treatment provided no significant protection against the resistant Puerto Rico strain relative to untreated control sleeves. These results confirm that pyrethroid-resistant vectors can negate the efficacy of permethrin-treated uniforms. Additional testing with resistant field strains is needed to better understand the risk to service members.
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- Alden S Estep
- Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
- Research & Development Department, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, 1700 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
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- Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
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- Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
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- Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
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- Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
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- Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Dr., Gainesville, FL 32608
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Mundis SJ, Estep AS, Waits CM, Ryan SJ. Spatial variation in the frequency of knockdown resistance genotypes in Florida Aedes aegypti populations. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:241. [PMID: 32393364 PMCID: PMC7216362 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04112-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The development of insecticide resistance in disease-vectoring mosquito species can lead to vector control failure and disease resurgence. However, insecticide applications remain an essential public health intervention. In Florida, insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti, an anthropophilic mosquito species capable of transmitting dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus, is a major concern. Understanding the location, scale, and driving factors of insecticide resistance can enhance the ability of vector control organizations to target populations effectively. METHODS We used previously collected data on frequencies of mutations that confer resistance to commonly used pyrethroid insecticides in Ae. aegypti specimens from 62 sites distributed across 18 counties in Florida. To determine the scale of clustering for the most resistant variant, we used a Ripley's K function. We also used a spatial scanning statistic technique to identify locations of clusters where higher than expected frequencies of susceptible or resistant mosquitoes occurred. We then tested for associations between landscape, demographic, and insecticide-use factors using a beta regression modelling approach and evaluated the effect of spatial lag and spatial error terms on overall explanatory power of these models. RESULTS The scale at which maximum clustering of the most resistant variant occurs is approximately 20 kilometers. We identified statistically significant clusters of genotypes associated with resistance in several coastal cities, although some of these clusters were near significant clusters of susceptible mosquitoes, indicating selection pressures vary at the local scale. Vegetation density, distance from roads, and pyrethroid-use by vector control districts were consistently significant predictors of knockdown resistance genotype frequency in the top-performing beta regression models, although pyrethroid use surprisingly had a negatively associated with resistance. The incorporation of spatial lags resulted in improvements to the fit and explanatory power of the models, indicating an underlying diffusion process likely explains some of the spatial patterns observed. CONCLUSIONS The genetic mutations that confer resistance to pyrethroids in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in Florida exhibit spatial autocorrelation and patterns that can be partially explained by landscape and insecticide-use factors. Further work at local scales should be able to identify the mechanisms by which these variables influence selection for alleles associated with resistance.
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- Stephanie J. Mundis
- Quantitative Disease Ecology and Conservation (QDEC) Lab, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32607 USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608 USA
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, R&D Department, Gainesville, FL 32608 USA
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, R&D Department, Gainesville, FL 32608 USA
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- Quantitative Disease Ecology and Conservation (QDEC) Lab, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32607 USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608 USA
- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Tsikolia M, Bernier UR, Agramonte NM, Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Linthicum KJ, Bloomquist JR. Insecticidal and repellent properties of novel trifluoromethylphenyl amides III. Pestic Biochem Physiol 2019; 161:5-11. [PMID: 31685196 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The adulticidal, larvicidal, and repellent activity of 18 trifluoromethylphenyl amides (TFMPAs) was determined against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The compounds studied are the third generation designed from active structures of the previous two generations. N-(3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-chloroacetamide (8f) and N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanamide (8h) were most active against 1st stage Ae. aegypti larvae with LC50 values of 125 and 2.53 μM; for comparative purposes, the published LC50 for fipronil is 0.014 μM. Compound 8h was the most toxic against adult female Ae. aegypti with an LD50 = 2.12 nmol/mg, followed by 8f, and N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (8g) with LD50 values of 4.27 and 4.73 nmol/mg, respectively, although these compounds were significantly less toxic than fipronil against adult female Ae. aegypti. Compounds N-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)butyramide (9c), N-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pentanamide (9d) and N-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)hex-5-enamide (9e) were the best repellents for female Ae. aegypti, with minimum effective dosages (MEDs) of 0.026, 0.052, and 0.091 μmol/cm2, respectively, compared to DEET at 0.052 μmol/cm2. Out of 52 TFMPAs (total number of compounds from three generations of this research) compound 9c was the most active repellent along with two synthesized in our previous studies, 2-chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetamide (6a) and 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetamide (4c).
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- M Tsikolia
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0009, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0009, USA
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence Research & Development, PO Box 43, Bldg 937, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL 32212-0043, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0009, USA.
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Sen-Utsukarci B, Tabanca N, Estep AS, Akbal-Dagistan O, Kessler SM, Ozturk Z, Becnel J, Kiemer AK, Mat A. The Cytotoxicity and Insecticidal Activity of Extracts from Delphinium formosum Boiss. & Huet. Istanbul J Pharm 2019. [DOI: 10.26650/istanbuljpharm.2019.19034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Al-Massarani S, El-Shaibany A, Tabanca N, Ali A, Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Goger F, Demirci B, El-Gamal A, Baser KHC. Assessment of selected Saudi and Yemeni plants for mosquitocidal activities against the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. Saudi Pharm J 2019; 27:930-938. [PMID: 31997899 PMCID: PMC6978618 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
As part of our continuing investigation for interesting biological activities of native medicinal plants, thirty-nine plants, obtained from diverse areas in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, were screened for insecticidal activity against yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.). Out of the 57 organic extracts, Saussurea lappa, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Taraxacum officinale, Nigella sativa, and Hyssopus officinalis exhibited over 80% mortality against adult female Ae. aegypti at 5 μg/mosquito. In the larvicidal bioassay, the petroleum ether extract of Aloe perryi flowers showed 100% mortality at 31.25 ppm against 1st instar Ae. aegypti larvae. The ethanol extract of Saussurea lappa roots was the second most active displaying 100% mortality at 125 and 62.5 ppm. Polar active extracts were processed using LC-MS/MS to identify bioactive compounds. The apolar A. perryi flower extract was analyzed by headspace SPME-GC/MS analysis. Careful examination of the mass spectra and detailed interpretation of the fragmentation pattern allowed the identification of various biologically active secondary metabolites. Some compounds such as caffeic and quinic acid and their glycosides were detected in most of the analyzed fractions. Additionally, luteolin, luteolin glucoside, luteolin glucuronide and diglucuronide were also identified as bioactive compounds in several HPLC fractions. The volatile ketone, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one was identified from A. perryi petroleum ether fraction as a major compound.
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- Shaza Al-Massarani
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Pharmacy College, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sana’a, Yemen
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- USDA-ARS, Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, Miami, FL 33158, USA
- National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Research & Development Department, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
- USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Pharmacy College, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Near East University, Lefkosa (Nicosia), N. Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey
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Sever B, Altıntop MD, Özdemir A, Tabanca N, Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Bloomquist JR. Biological evaluation of a series of benzothiazole derivatives as mosquitocidal agents. OPEN CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/chem-2019-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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AbstractAedes aegypti is associated with the transmission of numerous human and animal diseases, such as yellow fever, dengue fever, chikungunya, and more recently Zika virus. Emerging insecticide resistance has created a need to develop new mosquitocidal agents for effective control operations. A series of benzothiazole-piperidine derivatives (1-24) were investigated for their larvicidal and adulticidal effects on Ae. aegypti It was observed that compounds 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13 showed notable larvicidal activity. Furthermore, compounds 6 and 10 showed promising adulticidal activity. Based on the mosquitocidal properties of these compounds, docking studies were also carried out in the active site of the AeSCP2 enzyme to explore any insights into further in vitro enzyme studies. Docking results indicated that all these active compounds showed reasonable interactions with critical residues in the active site of this enzyme. This outcome suggested that these compounds might show their larvicidal and adulticidal effects via the inhibition of AeSCP2. According to in vitro and in silico studies, compounds 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13 stand out as candidates for further studies.
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- Belgin Sever
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470Eskişehir, Turkey
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- USDA-ARS, Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, 13601 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33158, USA
- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Research & Development Department, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
- USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Demiray H, Tabanca N, Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Demirci B. Chemical composition of the essential oil and n-hexane extract of Stachys tmolea subsp. Tmolea Boiss., an endemic species of Turkey, and their mosquitocidal activity against dengue vector Aesdes aegypti. Saudi Pharm J 2019; 27:877-881. [PMID: 31516330 PMCID: PMC6733964 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Stachys tmolea subsp. tmolea Boiss. is endemic to Turkey and is a species of the genus Stachys L. which is one of the largest genera of the family Lamiaceae with about 300 species. The aims of this study were to examine the chemical composition of the essential oil and n-hexane extract of S. tmolea subsp. tmolea as natural sources of insecticidal activity against the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti. Analysis of the essential oil by GC-FID and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) systems identified hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (15%), viridiflorol (10%), hexadecanoic acid (7%) and 9-geranyl-p-cymene (6%) as major components. The volatile components of the n-hexane extract were extracted using headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and were analyzed using GC-MS. The principal constituents were 3,4-dimethyl decane (16%), 3-methyl-3-pentanol (15%), 2-methyl-2-pentanol (12%), 1,4-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl) benzene (12%), heptanal (10%), acetic acid (6%) and decane (4%). Bioassay of the n-hexane extract, at 5 µg/mosquito, produced 90% mortality against adult Ae. aegypti while the S. tmolea essential oil demonstrated 13% mortality. No larvicidal activity was observed both in essential oil and n-hexane extract. Further studies are needed to assess the adulticidal activity of the responsible compounds in the crude extract.
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- Hatice Demiray
- Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology Section of Botany, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- USDA-ARS, Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, Miami, FL 33158, USA
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, CMAVE Detachment, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.,USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey
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Sanscrainte ND, Waits CM, Geden CJ, Estep AS, Becnel JJ. Reproducible dsRNA Microinjection and Oviposition Bioassay in Mosquitoes and House Flies. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 30474641 DOI: 10.3791/58650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Synthetic dsRNAs, used to induce RNA interference, may have dose dependent phenotypic effects. These effects are difficult to define if the dsRNAs are delivered using a non-quantitative method. Accurate delivery of known quantities of nucleic acids or other chemicals is critical to measure the efficacy of the compound being tested and to allow reliable comparison between compounds. Here we provide a reproducible, quantitative microinjection protocol that ensures accurate delivery of specific doses of dsRNA, reducing the mortality typically induced by injection injury. These modifications include the addition of Rhodamine B, a graduated injection needle, and an improved recovery method borrowed from Isoe and Collins. This method allows calculation of dose responses and facilitates comparisons between compounds. Versions of this method have been successfully used on three genera of mosquitoes as well as house flies to assess the reduction in fecundity resulting from gene silencing of ribosomal RNA transcripts. This protocol provides strategies to reduce several challenges of small insect microinjection. Together, mechanical delivery of dsRNAs accompanied by visual verification, identification of effective locations for delivery, and inclusion of a post-injection recovery period ensure accurate dosing and low injury mortality. This protocol also describes an oviposition bioassay for uniform determination of effects on fecundity.
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- CMAVE Detachment, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence; Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
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- USDA/ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology; CMAVE Detachment, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence
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- USDA/ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology
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Estep AS, Sanscrainte ND, Waits CM, Bernard SJ, Lloyd AM, Lucas KJ, Buckner EA, Vaidyanathan R, Morreale R, Conti LA, Becnel JJ. Quantification of permethrin resistance and kdr alleles in Florida strains of Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse). PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018; 12:e0006544. [PMID: 30356237 PMCID: PMC6218098 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent outbreaks of locally transmitted dengue and Zika viruses in Florida have placed more emphasis on integrated vector management plans for Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus Skuse. Adulticiding, primarily with pyrethroids, is often employed for the immediate control of potentially arbovirus-infected mosquitoes during outbreak situations. While pyrethroid resistance is common in Ae. aegypti worldwide and testing is recommended by CDC and WHO, resistance to this class of products has not been widely examined or quantified in Florida. To address this information gap, we performed the first study to quantify both pyrethroid resistance and genetic markers of pyrethroid resistance in Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus strains in Florida. Using direct topical application to measure intrinsic toxicity, we examined 21 Ae. aegypti strains from 9 counties and found permethrin resistance (resistance ratio (RR) = 6-61-fold) in all strains when compared to the susceptible ORL1952 control strain. Permethrin resistance in five strains of Ae. albopictus was very low (RR<1.6) even when collected from the same containers producing resistant Ae. aegypti. Characterization of two sodium channel kdr alleles associated with pyrethroid-resistance showed widespread distribution in 62 strains of Ae. aegypti. The 1534 phenylalanine to cysteine (F1534C) single nucleotide polymorphism SNP was fixed or nearly fixed in all strains regardless of RR. We observed much more variation in the 1016 valine to isoleucine (V1016I) allele and observed that an increasing frequency of the homozygous V1016I allele correlates strongly with increased RR (Pearson corr = 0.905). In agreement with previous studies, we observed a very low frequency of three kdr genotypes, IIFF, VIFF, and IIFC. In this study, we provide a statewide examination of pyrethroid resistance, and demonstrate that permethrin resistance and the genetic markers for resistance are widely present in FL Ae. aegypti. Resistance testing should be included in an effective management program. Aedes aegypti (Yellow-fever mosquito) and Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger mosquito) can vector a variety of arboviruses that cause diseases and are thus a public health concern. Pyrethroid insecticide resistance is common in Ae. aegypti in many locations worldwide and can adversely affect vector control operations. However, the resistance status of these vectors in Florida is largely unreported and recent local transmission of dengue and Zika viruses has made this information critical for effective control operations. In this study, we showed that permethrin resistance and two common SNPs of the voltage gated sodium channel (V1016I and F1534C) previously associated with pyrethroid resistance were widely present in Florida Ae. aegypti strains. We also observed a strong correlation between the dilocus knock down response (kdr) genotype and resistance ratio (RR) as determined by topical application, which suggests, as have others, that kdr frequency may be a useful indicator of resistance in Aedes aegypti.
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- Alden S. Estep
- CMAVE Detachment, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
- * E-mail:
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- Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- CMAVE Detachment, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- CMAVE Detachment, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Odessa, FL, United States of America
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- Collier Mosquito Control District, Naples, FL, United States of America
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- Manatee Mosquito Control District, Palmetto, FL, United States of America
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- Lee County Mosquito Control, Lehigh Acres, FL, United States of America
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- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL, United States of America
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- Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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Tsikolia M, Bernier UR, Agramonte NM, Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Tabanca N, Linthicum KJ, Gross AD, Guerin PM, Kröber T, Bloomquist JR. Insecticidal and repellent properties of novel trifluoromethylphenyl amides II. Pestic Biochem Physiol 2018; 151:40-46. [PMID: 30704711 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
This project focused on the design, synthesis, and testing of trifluoromethylphenyl amides (TFMPAs) as potential mosquitocides and repellents. Fourteen compounds were evaluated for toxicity against larvae and adults of Aedes aegypti. Several compounds were toxic against Aedes aegypti (larval, adult and feeding bioassays) and Drosophila melanogaster (glass-surface contact assay), but were much less toxic than fipronil, with toxicity ratios ranging from 100-fold in the larval assay to 100,000-fold for topical application to adult insects. In repellency bioassays to determine minimum effective dosage (MED), compound N-(2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanamide (7b) repelled Ae. aegypti females at lower concentration, 0.017 (±0.006) μmol/cm2, than N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) 0.026 (±0.005) μmol/cm2. 2-Chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetamide (6a) performed better than DEET against two species of mosquitoes: it repelled Ae. aegypti females at 0.013 (±0.006) μmol/cm2 and Anopheles gambiae females (in a warm body repellent assay), at a standard exposure of 2 nmol/cm2. These studies revealed novel active structures that could further lead to compounds with better repellent activity.
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- Maia Tsikolia
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0009, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0009, USA
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, CMAVE Detachment, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, 13601 Old Cutler Rd., Miami, FL 33158, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0009, USA
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0009, USA.
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Meepagala KM, Estep AS, Clausen BM, Becnel JJ. Mosquitocidal Activity of a Naturally Occurring Isochroman and Synthetic Analogs from the Plant Pathogenic Fungus, Diaporthe eres Against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol 2018; 55:969-974. [PMID: 29474636 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjy016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The culture filtrate of a plant pathogenic fungus that infects English ivy (Hedera helix L., Araliaceae) was investigated for mosquitocidal constituents by bioassay-guided isolation. The fungus responsible for pathogenic effects on the plant H. helix has been identified as Diaporthe eres Nitschke by molecular techniques. The mosquito adulticidal constituent in the culture filtrate was identified as 3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylisocoumarin (1) by spectroscopic techniques. Laboratory bioassays showed that (1) had larvicidal activity against permethrin-susceptible and -resistant Aedes aegypti strains. This compound was not active as an adulticide when tested by topical bioassay. Several analogs of (1) were synthesized and had better mosquitocidal activities than the naturally occurring (1) constituent.
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- USDA, ARS, CMAVE, Gainesville, FL
- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, CMAVE Detachment, Gainesville, FL
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- USDA-ARS, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, University, MS
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Dunford JC, Estep AS, Waits CM, Richardson AG, Hoel DF, Horn K, Walker TW, Blersch JS, Kerce JD, Wirtz RA. Evaluation of the long-term efficacy of K-Othrine ® PolyZone on three surfaces against laboratory reared Anopheles gambiae in semi-field conditions. Malar J 2018; 17:94. [PMID: 29471881 PMCID: PMC5824574 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2239-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background In this semi-field study, a new polymer-enhanced deltamethrin formulation, K-Othrine® PolyZone, was compared to a standard deltamethrin product for residual activity against a susceptible strain of laboratory-reared Anopheles gambiae using standard WHO cone bioassays. Methods Residual insecticide efficacy was recorded after exposure to metal, cement and wood panels maintained in experimental huts in sub-tropical environmental conditions in north central Florida, USA, and panels stored in a climate controlled chamber located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia, USA. Conclusions K-Othrine® PolyZone demonstrated 100% control on metal and cement panels 1 year post application and > 80% control on wood panels up to 6 mo. The new formulation should be considered for use in indoor residual spray programmes requiring long-term control of malaria vectors. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12936-018-2239-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- James C Dunford
- Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, 620 John Paul Jones Circle, Suite 1100, Portsmouth, VA, 23708-2103, USA.
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology Detachment, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Gainesville, FL, 32608, USA.,USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, 32608, USA
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology Detachment, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Gainesville, FL, 32608, USA.,Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, 87108, USA
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- Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center Detachment, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA
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- East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control, Baton Rouge, LA, 70807, USA
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- Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Starke, FL, 32091, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA
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Tok F, Kocyigit-Kaymakcioglu B, Tabanca N, Estep AS, Gross AD, Geldenhuys WJ, Becnel JJ, Bloomquist JR. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of carbohydrazides and 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives bearing an imidazolidine moiety against the yellow fever and dengue vector, Aedes aegypti. Pest Manag Sci 2018; 74:413-421. [PMID: 28869331 PMCID: PMC5817975 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND 1,3,4-Oxadiazole and imidazolidine rings are important heterocyclic compounds exhibiting a variety of biological activities. In this study, novel compounds with oxadiazole and imidazolidine rings were synthesized from 3-(methylsulfonyl)-2-oxoimidazolidine-1-carbonyl chloride and screened for insecticidal activities. The proposed structures of the 17 synthesized compounds were confirmed using elemental analysis, infrared (IR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1 H-NMR), and mass spectroscopy. RESULTS None of the compounds showed larvicidal activity at the tested concentrations against first-instar Aedes aegypti larvae. However, nine compounds exhibited promising adulticidal activity, with mortality rates of ≥80% at 5 µg per mosquito. Further dose-response bioassays were undertaken to determine median lethal dose (LD50 ) values. Compounds 1, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2 g, 3b, 3c, 3 g, and 3 h were effective, with typical LD50 values of about 5 - 10 µg per mosquito against female Ae. aegypti. Compounds 2c (bearing a nitro group on the aromatic ring; LD50 = 2.80 ± 0.54 µg per mosquito) and 3 h (double halogen groups at 2,4 position on the phenyl ring; LD50 = 2.80 ± 0.54 µg per mosquito) were the most promising compounds. CONCLUSION Preliminary mode of action studies failed to show consistent evidence of either neurotoxic or mitochondria-directed effects. Further chemical synthesis within this series may lead to the development of new effective insecticides. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Fatih Tok
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, USDA, ARS, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, USDA, ARS, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, CMAVE Detachment, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, USDA, ARS, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Hajek AE, Solter LF, Maddox JV, Huang WF, Estep AS, Krawczyk G, Weber DC, Hoelmer KA, Sanscrainte ND, Becnel JJ. Nosema maddoxi sp. nov. (Microsporidia, Nosematidae), a Widespread Pathogen of the Green Stink Bug Chinavia hilaris (Say) and the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål). J Eukaryot Microbiol 2017; 65:315-330. [PMID: 28984006 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We describe a unique microsporidian species that infects the green stink bug, Chinavia hilaris; the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys; the brown stink bug, Euschistus servus; and the dusky stink bug, Euschistus tristigmus. All life stages are unikaryotic, but analysis of the consensus small subunit region of the ribosomal gene places this microsporidium in the genus Nosema, which historically has been characterized by diplokaryotic life stages. It is also characterized by having the reversed arrangement of the ribosomal gene (LSU -ITS- SSU) found in species within the "true Nosema" clade. This microsporidium is apparently Holarctic in distribution. It is present in H. halys both where it is native in Asia and where it is invasive in North America, as well as in samples of North American native C. hilaris collected prior to the introduction of H. halys from Asia. Prevalence in H. halys from mid-Atlantic, North America in 2015-2016 ranged from 0.0% to 28.3%, while prevalence in C. hilaris collected in Illinois in 1970-1972 ranged from 14.3% to 58.8%. Oral infectivity and pathogenicity were confirmed in H. halys and C. hilaris. Morphological, ultrastructural, and ecological features of the microsporidium, together with a molecular phylogeny, establish a new species named Nosema maddoxi sp. nov.
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- Ann E Hajek
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853-2601, USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, 61820, USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, 61820, USA
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- College of Bee Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, 32212, USA.,Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology - CMAVE (USDA, ARS), Gainesville, Florida, 32608, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Fruit Research and Extension Center, Pennsylvania State University, Biglerville, Pennsylvania, 17307, USA
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- USDA ARS Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA
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- USDA ARS Beneficial Insect Introduction Research Unit, Newark, Delaware, 19713, USA
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology - CMAVE (USDA, ARS), Gainesville, Florida, 32608, USA
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology - CMAVE (USDA, ARS), Gainesville, Florida, 32608, USA
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Estep AS, Sanscrainte ND, Waits CM, Louton JE, Becnel JJ. Resistance Status and Resistance Mechanisms in a Strain of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) From Puerto Rico. J Med Entomol 2017; 54:1643-1648. [PMID: 28981681 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Puerto Rico (PR) has a long history of vector-borne disease and insecticide-resistant Aedes aegypti (L.). Defining contributing mechanisms behind phenotypic resistance is critical for effective vector control intervention. However, previous studies from PR have each focused on only one mechanism of pyrethroid resistance. This study examines the contribution of P450-mediated enzymatic detoxification and sodium channel target site changes to the overall resistance phenotype of Ae. aegypti collected from San Juan, PR, in 2012. Screening of a panel of toxicants found broad resistance relative to the lab susceptible Orlando (ORL1952) strain. We identified significant resistance to representative Type I, Type II, and nonester pyrethroids, a sodium channel blocker, and a sodium channel blocking inhibitor, all of which interact with the sodium channel. Testing of fipronil, a chloride channel agonist, also showed low but significant levels of resistance. In contrast, the PR and ORL1952 strains were equally susceptible to chlorfenapyr, which has been suggested as an alternative public health insecticide. Molecular characterization of the strain indicated that two common sodium channel mutations were fixed in the population. Topical bioassay with piperonyl butoxide (PBO) indicated cytochrome P450-mediated detoxification accounts for approximately half of the resistance profile. Transcript expression screening of cytochrome P450s and glutathione-S-transferases identified the presence of overexpressed transcripts. This study of Puerto Rican Ae. aegypti with significant contributions from both genetic changes and enzymatic detoxification highlights the necessity of monitoring for resistance but also defining the multiple resistance mechanisms to inform effective mosquito control.
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- Alden S Estep
- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, CMAVE Detachment, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, USDA-ARS, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, USDA-ARS, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, CMAVE Detachment, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608
- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, USDA-ARS, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, USDA-ARS, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, USDA-ARS, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608
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Lloyd AM, Farooq M, Estep AS, Xue RD, Kline DL. Evaluation of Pyriproxyfen Dissemination via Aedes albopictus From a Point-Source Larvicide Application in Northeast Florida. J Am Mosq Control Assoc 2017; 33:151-155. [PMID: 28590221 DOI: 10.2987/14-6459.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus , ranks among the most important vectors of dengue fever, Zika virus, and chikungunya virus. With no specific medications or vaccines available, vector control is the only way to combat these diseases. Autodissemination of the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen (NyGuard®) from a point-source treatment was evaluated in field settings in northeast Florida. The objective of this study was to investigate the possibility of pyriproxyfen dissemination from a treatment site to nontreated oviposition sites via the skip oviposition behavior of Ae. albopictus. A spray application was made to a tire pile using a Stihl® SR 420 backpack sprayer. Autodissemination oviposition vases containing oak infusion water were positioned in groups of five at 25 to 400 m in 4 transects surrounding the tire pile. Two sets of 5 control vases containing oak infusion water were placed 1,500 m from the tire pile and oak infusion water samples were collected directly from the tire pile. Fifty milliliter samples were extracted from each vase weekly and preserved for pyriproxyfen residue analysis. All vases were analyzed at week 0 (4 h post-treatment), 1, 2, 4, and 6. Overall, there were no differences in pupal mortality between the control and autodissemination vases. The tire pile samples had significantly more mortality (P < 0.0001) out to 4 wk when compared to autodissemination and control vases.
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Liu XH, Wang Q, Sun ZH, Wedge DE, Becnel JJ, Estep AS, Tan CX, Weng JQ. Synthesis and insecticidal activity of novel pyrimidine derivatives containing urea pharmacophore against Aedes aegypti. Pest Manag Sci 2017; 73:953-959. [PMID: 27448764 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aedes aegypti is a major mosquito vector for the transmission of serious diseases, especially dengue and yellow fever. More than 1 billion people in developing countries are at risk. The widespread and continual use of pesticides can lead to resistant mosquitoes. In order to maintain mosquito control gains, it is critical to develop and evaluate novel bioactive molecules that differ in mode of action from currently used products. RESULTS A series of novel pyrimidine derivatives were designed and synthesized. Their structures were elucidated by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry. The biological activities of these compounds were tested against Ae. aegypti. Many of them exhibited insecticidal activity against adult and larval mosquitoes. Compound 4d displayed relatively good activity to reach 70% mortality at 2 µg mL-1 . Furthermore, density functional theory calculations were established to study the structure-activity relationship of these novel compounds. CONCLUSION A practical synthetic route for pyrimidine derivatives is presented. This study suggests that these pyrimidine derivatives exhibit some activity against the yellow fever mosquito and, with further structure modification, could be novel lead compounds for the development of insecticides against mosquitoes. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xing-Hai Liu
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- USDA-ARS, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, University, MS, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, CMAVE Detachment, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Lee ST. Toxicity of Compounds Isolated from White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) to Adult and Larval Yellow Fever Mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti). Nat Prod Commun 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1601101113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Botanicals have been the source for several classes of pesticides for mosquitoes. However, increasing resistance to these products and reduced numbers of choices necessitate the search for new active ingredients. Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. or white snakeroot, is found throughout the eastern United States and contains known toxic compounds. We examine chromenes (benzopyrans) and benzofurans isolated from this plant for larvicidal and adulticidal activity against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti L. Initial activity identified several compounds that were effective against either larvae or adults. Interestingly, only two compounds were effective against both larva and adults. Dose curves were constructed from further testing of these active compounds to allow comparative ranking of efficacy. We identified dehydrotremetone as the most effective larvicide (0.03 ± 0.001 ng/μL) and 6-acetyl-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethylchromene as the most effective adulticide (1.17 ± 0.31 μg/org) although other compounds were also active. This study provides additional useful data for evaluation of chromenes and benzofurans as possible mosquiticidal agents.
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- Alden S. Estep
- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608-1069, USA
- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, CMAVE Detachment, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608-1069, USA
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608-1069, USA
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- Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, Utah 84341, USA
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Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Lee ST. Toxicity of Compounds Isolated from White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) to Adult and Larval Yellow Fever Mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti). Nat Prod Commun 2016; 11:1675-1677. [PMID: 30475505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Botanicals have been the source for several classes of pesticides for mosquitoes. However, increasing resistance to these products and reduced numbers of choices necessitate the search for new active ingredients. Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. or white snakeroot, is found throughout the eastern United States and contains known toxic compounds. We examine chromenes (benzopyrans) and benzofurans isolated fiom this plant for larvicidal and adulticidal activity against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti L. Initial activity identified several compounds that were effective against either larvae or adults. Interestingly, only two compounds were effective against both larva and adults. Dose curves were constructed from further testing of these active compounds to allow. comparative ranking of efficacy. We identified dehydrotremetone as the most effective larvicide (0.03 ± 0.001 ng/μL) and 6-acetyl-7-methoxy-2,2- dimethylchromene as the most effective adulticide (1.17 ± 0.31 μg/org) although other compounds were also active. This study provides additional useful data for evaluation of chromenes and benzofurans as possible mosquiticidal agents.
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Estep AS, Sanscrainte ND, Becnel JJ. DsRNA-mediated targeting of ribosomal transcripts RPS6 and RPL26 induces long-lasting and significant reductions in fecundity of the vector Aedes aegypti. J Insect Physiol 2016; 90:17-26. [PMID: 27180677 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ribosomal transcripts produce critical proteins that are involved in most cellular production processes. Targeting ribosomal transcripts has produced mortality in mites and ticks but the effect of ribosomal transcript knockdown has not been thoroughly examined in mosquitoes. We examine the effects of triggers targeting four ribosomal proteins (RP) transcripts. Although no significant mortality was observed after dsRNA microinjection and subsequent blood feeding, significant contrasts were observed on fecundity. Triggers targeting RPS6 and RPL26 effectively reduced gene expression but more importantly, reduced reproductive output by more than 96% and 91% at the first oviposition while triggers targeting RPL1 and RPS2 did not cause a reduction although gene expression was reduced. Significantly reduced fecundity continued through a second oviposition cycle in dsRPS6 and dsRPL26 cohorts, although the effect was not as strong. Relative gene expression levels confirmed specific transcript knockdown up to 20days post-injection in mosquitoes that did not oviposit or produced reduced clutch sizes. Dissections at 36h post-blood meal indicated defects in oocyte provisioning. The strong phenotype produced by dsRPS6 allowed us to examine the effects in various tissues as well as the dose response, trigger format, delivery method and trigger specificity in Aedes aegypti. Strong knockdown was observed in the abdomen and the ovaries. Greater than 50ng of dsRPS6 significantly reduced fecundity but not when delivered in a sugar meal or as an siRNA. Similar bioassays with mutated dsRPS6 triggers indicates that up to three mismatches per possible siRNA are still effective in reducing fecundity. These studies indicate that while active and effective triggers can be developed for vector species, the lack of an efficient delivery method is the biggest barrier to use as a potential control method.
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- A S Estep
- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Testing & Evaluation Department, CMAVE Detachment, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32211, United States; Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States.
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States
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Hoy MA, Waterhouse RM, Wu K, Estep AS, Ioannidis P, Palmer WJ, Pomerantz AF, Simão FA, Thomas J, Jiggins FM, Murphy TD, Pritham EJ, Robertson HM, Zdobnov EM, Gibbs RA, Richards S. Genome Sequencing of the Phytoseiid Predatory Mite Metaseiulus occidentalis Reveals Completely Atomized Hox Genes and Superdynamic Intron Evolution. Genome Biol Evol 2016; 8:1762-75. [PMID: 26951779 PMCID: PMC4943173 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evw048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Metaseiulus occidentalis is an eyeless phytoseiid predatory mite employed for the biological control of agricultural pests including spider mites. Despite appearances, these predator and prey mites are separated by some 400 Myr of evolution and radically different lifestyles. We present a 152-Mb draft assembly of the M. occidentalis genome: Larger than that of its favored prey, Tetranychus urticae, but considerably smaller than those of many other chelicerates, enabling an extremely contiguous and complete assembly to be built-the best arachnid to date. Aided by transcriptome data, genome annotation cataloged 18,338 protein-coding genes and identified large numbers of Helitron transposable elements. Comparisons with other arthropods revealed a particularly dynamic and turbulent genomic evolutionary history. Its genes exhibit elevated molecular evolution, with strikingly high numbers of intron gains and losses, in stark contrast to the deer tick Ixodes scapularis Uniquely among examined arthropods, this predatory mite's Hox genes are completely atomized, dispersed across the genome, and it encodes five copies of the normally single-copy RNA processing Dicer-2 gene. Examining gene families linked to characteristic biological traits of this tiny predator provides initial insights into processes of sex determination, development, immune defense, and how it detects, disables, and digests its prey. As the first reference genome for the Phytoseiidae, and for any species with the rare sex determination system of parahaploidy, the genome of the western orchard predatory mite improves genomic sampling of chelicerates and provides invaluable new resources for functional genomic analyses of this family of agriculturally important mites.
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- Marjorie A Hoy
- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
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Meepagala KM, Estep AS, Becnel JJ. Larvicidal and Adulticidal Activity of Chroman and Chromene Analogues against Susceptible and Permethrin-Resistant Mosquito Strains. J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:4914-4920. [PMID: 27249182 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b01299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Mosquitoes play a major role as vectors that transmit parasitic and viral diseases worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. Mosquito borne diseases not only affect humans but they also affect livestock in many parts of the world. They carry diseases that are lethal to dogs and horses. Dog heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) is a parasitic disease spread through mosquitoes. This disease is not limited to dogs, but it can affect other animals and humans as well. Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV) are also mosquito borne diseases that affect the central nervous system of horses and cause severe complications and death. Emergence of resistance among mosquitoes to current pesticides has increased the importance of the search for alternate compounds that are effective and environmentally benign with diverse modes of actions than those that are commercially available. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the primary vector for transmission of Zika viral fever, yellow fever, dengue fever, and chikungunya. Mosquito control is currently the best strategy to prevent mosquito borne diseases. There are numerous approaches for control of potentially dangerous mosquito populations. These approaches include the use of adulticides (insecticides), larvicides, and, to a limited extent, the use of repellents. Our previous studies have shown the mosquito repellent activity of chromenes. In the present study, we demonstrate larvicidal and adulticidal activity of chroman and chromene analogues against a permethrin susceptible laboratory strain as well as activity against a permethrin-resistant strain of Aedes aegypti.
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- Kumudini M Meepagala
- NPURU, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture , P.O. Box 8048, University, Mississippi 38677, United States
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- CMAVE, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture , MFRU1600-1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32608, United States
- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), NASJAX , 937 Child Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32212, United States
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- CMAVE, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture , MFRU1600-1700 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32608, United States
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Puglise JM, Estep AS, Becnel JJ. Expression Profiles and RNAi Silencing of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Transcripts in Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol 2016; 53:304-14. [PMID: 26659858 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Effective mosquito control is vital to curtail the devastating health effects of many vectored diseases. RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated control of mosquitoes is an attractive alternative to conventional chemical pesticides. Previous studies have suggested that transcripts for inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs) may be good RNAi targets. To revisit and extend previous reports, we examined the expression of Aedes aegypti (L.) IAPs (AaeIAPs) 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, and a viral IAP-associated factor (vIAF) as well as Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say and Culex quinquefasciatus Say IAP1 homologs (AquIAP1 and CquIAP1) in adult females. Expression profiles of IAPs suggested that some older female mosquitoes had significantly higher IAP mRNA levels when compared to the youngest ones. Minor differences in expression of AaeIAPs were observed in mosquitoes that imbibed a bloodmeal, but the majority of the time points (up to 48 h) were not significantly different. Although in vitro experiments with the Ae. aegypti Aag-2 cell line demonstrated that the various AaeIAPs could be effectively knocked down within one day after dsRNA treatment, only Aag-2 cells treated with dsIAP1 displayed apoptotic morphology. Gene silencing and mortality were also evaluated after topical application and microinjection of the same dsRNAs into female Ae. aegypti. In contrast to previous reports, topical administration of dsRNA against AaeIAP1 did not yield a significant reduction in gene expression or increased mortality. Knockdown of IAP1 and other IAPs by microinjection did not result in significant mortality. In toto, our findings suggest that IAPs may not be suitable RNAi targets for controlling adult mosquito populations.
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Choi MY, Sanscrainte ND, Estep AS, Vander Meer RK, Becnel JJ. Identification and expression of a new member of the pyrokinin/pban gene family in the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi. J Insect Physiol 2015; 79:55-62. [PMID: 26050919 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The major family of neuropeptides (NPs) derived from the pk (pyrokinin)/pban (pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide) gene are defined by a common FXPRL-NH2 or similar sequence at the C-termini. This family of peptides has been found in all insect groups investigated to date and is implicated in regulating various physiological functions, including pheromone biosynthesis and diapause, but other functions are still largely unknown in specific life stages. Here we identify two isoforms of pk/pban cDNA encoding the PBAN domain from the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi. The two pk/pban isoforms have the same sequence except for a 63 nucleotide difference between the long and short forms, and contain no alternative mRNA splicing site. Two NP homologues, DASGDNGSDSQRTRPPFAPRLamide and SLPFSPRLamide are expected, however, sequence corresponding to the diapause hormone was not found in the P. papatasi pk/pban gene. The PBAN-like amino acid sequence homologue SNKYMTPRL is conserved in the gene, but there is no cleavage site for processing a functional peptide. Characterizing the expression of the isoforms in developmental stages and adults indicates that the short form is differentially transcribed depending on the life stage. The P. papatasi pk/pban gene is the only known pk/pban gene with two transcriptional isoforms and from examination of endoproteolytic cleavage sites is expected to produce fewer peptides than most of the pk/pban genes elucidated to date; only Drosophila melanogaster is simpler with a single NP detected by mass spectroscopy. A phylogenetic analysis showed P. papatasi pk/pban grouped more closely with other nematoceran flies rather than higher flies.
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- Man-Yeon Choi
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Box 43, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL 32212-0043, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), 1600 SW 23rd Drive, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
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Sarikahya NB, Kayce P, Tabanca N, Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Khan IA, Kirmizigul S. Toxicity of Cephalaria Species and their Individual Constituents against Aedes aegypti. Nat Prod Commun 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1501000715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Crude acetone and ethanol extracts of the aerial parts of 21 Cephalaria species collected from Turkey were investigated for larvicidal and adult topical activity against Aedes aegypti. The ethanol extracts from C. elazigensis var. purpurea, C. anatolica, and C. elmaliensis possessed the highest mortality against first instar Ae. aegypti larvae. Luteolin-7 -O-β-D-glycoside (1), isolated from C. elmaliensis ethanol extract, demonstrated 33% and 53% mortality at 0.1 μg/mL concentration against first instar ORL (susceptible) and PR (pyrethroid resistant) strains, respectively. C. scoparia acetone extract showed 100% mortality against adult Ae. aegypti. From this extract compounds 2-8 were isolated. Compound 2 (isoorientin) possessed the highest toxicity with 31.7% and 65% mortality at a 10 μg/mL concentration against adult ORL and PR strains, respectively. This is the first screening report of potential insecticides from Cephalaria species against the yellow fever mosquito, Ae. aegypti, and the active compounds (1 and 2) could lead to the development of a new class of insecticide.
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- Nazli Boke Sarikahya
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ege University, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ege University, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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- USDA, ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, NASJAX, Jacksonville, Florida 32210, USA
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- USDA, ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE), Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
- Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ege University, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Sarikahya NB, Kayce P, Tabanca N, Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Khan IA, Kirmizigul S. Toxicity of Cephalaria Species and their Individual Constituents against Aedes aegypti. Nat Prod Commun 2015; 10:1195-1198. [PMID: 26411009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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Crude acetone and ethanol extracts of the aerial parts of 21 Cephalaria species collected from Turkey were investigated for larvicidal and adult topical activity against Aedes aegypti. The ethanol extracts from C. elazigensis var. purpurea, C. anatolica, and C. elmaliensis possessed the highest mortality against first instar Ae. aegypti larvae. Luteolin-7-O-β-D-glycoside (1), isolated from C. elmaliensis ethanol extract, demonstrated 33% and 53% mortality at 0.1 μg/mL concentration against first instar ORL (susceptible) and PR (pyrethroid resistant) strains, respectively. C. scoparia acetone extract showed 100% mortality against adult Ae. aegypti. From this extract compounds 2-8 were isolated. Compound 2 (isoorientin) possessed the highest toxicity with 31.7% and 65% mortality at a 10 μg/mL concentration against adult ORL and PR strains, respectively. This is the first screening report of potential insecticides from Cephalaria species against the yellow fever mosquito, Ae. aegypti, and the active compounds (1 and 2) could lead to the development of a new class of insecticide.
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Plischuk S, Sanscrainte ND, Becnel JJ, Estep AS, Lange CE. Tubulinosema pampeana sp. n. (Microsporidia, Tubulinosematidae), a pathogen of the South American bumble bee Bombus atratus. J Invertebr Pathol 2015; 126:31-42. [PMID: 25637516 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2015.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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An undescribed microsporidium was detected and isolated from the South American bumble bee Bombus atratus collected in the Pampas region of Argentina. Infection intensity in workers averaged 8.2 × 10(7)spores/bee. The main site of infection was adipose tissue where hypertrophy of adipocytes resulted in cyst-like body formation. Mature spores were ovoid and monomorphic. They measured 4.00 μm × 2.37 μm (fresh) or 3.98 μm × 1.88 μm (fixed). All stages were diplokariotic and developed in direct contact with host cytoplasm. Isofilar polar filament was arranged in 16 coils in one or, posteriorly, two layers. Coiling angle was variable, between perpendicular and almost parallel to major spore axis. Late meronts and sporogonial stages were surrounded by vesicles of approximately 60 nm in diameter. Based on both new and already designed primers, a 1827 bp (SSUrRNA, ITS, LSUrRNA) sequence was obtained. Data analyses suggest that this microsporidium is a new species of the genus Tubulinosema. The name Tubulinosema pampeana sp. n. is proposed.
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- Santiago Plischuk
- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores - CEPAVE (CCT La Plata CONICET - UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology - CMAVE (USDA, ARS), Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology - CMAVE (USDA, ARS), Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology - CMAVE (USDA, ARS), Gainesville, FL, USA; Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores - CEPAVE (CCT La Plata CONICET - UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC), provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Dunford JC, Stoops CA, Estep AS, Britch SC, Richardson AG, Walker TW, Farooq M, Hoel DF, Platt RR, Smith VL, Wirtz RA, Kerce JD. SR450 And Superhawk XP Applications Of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis Against Culex quinquefasciatus. J Am Mosq Control Assoc 2014; 30:191-198. [PMID: 25843094 DOI: 10.2987/14-6400r.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Sprayer comparisons and larval morality assays were conducted following SR450 backpack mist blower and Superhawk XP thermal fogger applications of Vectobac® WDG Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) against Culex quinquefasciatus. Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis was applied at maximum label rate in a 232.26-m(2) field plot located in north-central Florida with containers placed at 2 heights (ground level and 1.52 m above ground) on stakes positioned 3.04, 6.09, 9.14, 12.19, and 15.24 m from the spray line. Results indicated that there was no significant (P > 0.05) difference in 24- and 48-h larval mortality between the 2 sprayers or between the 2 heights. There was significant difference (P < 0.05) among the 5 rows, with mortality continuously decreasing with increasing distance from sprayer. Both sprayers provided on average >70% larval mortality 3.04-9.14 m from the spray line, and <60% mortality at 12.19 and 15.24 m. The data suggest that the SR450 and Superhawk XP may be comparable sprayers for use with Bti to control mosquito larvae.
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- James C Dunford
- 2 Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center Detachment, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329
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Chang F, Dutta S, Becnel JJ, Estep AS, Mascal M. Synthesis of the insecticide prothrin and its analogues from biomass-derived 5-(chloromethyl)furfural. J Agric Food Chem 2014; 62:476-480. [PMID: 24354505 DOI: 10.1021/jf4045843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Prothrin, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, was synthesized from the biomass-derived platform chemical 5-(chloromethyl)furfural in six steps and overall 65% yield. Two structural analogues of prothrin were also prepared following the same synthetic approach. Preliminary testing of these furan-based pyrethroids against the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti indicates promising insecticidal activities.
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- Fei Chang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis , 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Farooq M, Lloyd AM, Estep AS, Walker TW, Hughes T. Temporal and storage effects on ultra-low volume droplets of insecticides collected on Teflon-coated slides. J Am Mosq Control Assoc 2013; 29:389-392. [PMID: 24551975 DOI: 10.2987/13-6333.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Use of microscope slides is the most commonly used method to field-assess the droplet spectrum of ultra-low volume (ULV) sprays. Due to absence of analysis facilities during military deployments, slides must be stored and shipped, and the impact of delays in processing and storage conditions on droplets is unknown. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of storage temperatures and duration on droplets on Teflon-coated slides. Treatments included BVA-13 mineral oil, Kontrol 30-30 (30% permethrin), and Fyfanon (96.5% malathion), 2 slide wrapping techniques (proper and improper), and 2 storage temperatures (23 and 45 degrees C), replicated 6 times. The same areas of a slide were measured at different times for 56-58 days using the DropVision droplet measurement system. Regardless of the wrapping technique, droplets of BVA-13, Fyfanon, and Kontrol 30-30 on slides stored at 45 degrees C reduced significantly after 1, 2, and 1 day, respectively, but droplets on slides stored at 23 degrees C were not significantly affected. The results of this study may assist vector control professionals to accurately interpret the droplet size and help in the effective dispersal of ULV-applied insecticides.
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- Muhammad Farooq
- US Navy, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Jacksonville, FL 32212, USA
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- US Navy, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Jacksonville, FL 32212, USA
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- US Navy, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Jacksonville, FL 32212, USA
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- US Navy, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Jacksonville, FL 32212, USA
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- US Navy, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Jacksonville, FL 32212, USA
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Lloyd AM, Farooq M, Diclaro JW, Kline DL, Estep AS. Field evaluation of commercial off-the-shelf spatial repellents against the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes Albopictus (Skuse), and the potential for use during deployment. US Army Med Dep J 2013:80-86. [PMID: 23584913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The Testing and Evaluation Department of the US Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, is dedicated to the evaluation of novel equipment and vector control techniques to provide guidance on effective protection measures against human pathogens transmitted by blood-feeding arthropods. Personal protective measures (PPM), to include repellents, are part of a series of techniques that contribute toward reducing human-vector contact for globally and domestically deployed military forces. However, improper PPM use and limited availability has created vulnerabilities, causing troops to purchase spatial repellent products that are not approved by the Department of Defense. In order to ensure the most effective products are available, NECE has evaluated the spatial repellency response of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) to 4 commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) spatial repellents to provide technical guidance on proper use and effectiveness. The COTS products evaluated ThermaCELL, OFF! Clip On, Lentek Bite Shield, and Bug Button Mosquito Eliminator. A Biogents Sentinel (BGS) trap was placed in 5 locations with a spatial repellent device suspended at the level of the BGS trap opening over 4 of them (the fifth was control). Each trap catch was collected every 12 hours, at which time the spatial repellent device was rotated to the next position. Using this method, each spatial repellent device and control was rotated across each of the 5 locations a total of 6 times. Spatial repellent efficiency was evaluated by comparing the total number of mosquitoes collected in the BGS traps during a 12-hour period. The number of adult mosquitoes repelled by the ThermaCell spatial repellent was significantly more than other spatial repellents with the exception of OFF!. These data indicate that COTS products using repellent insecticide rather than botanicals are more effective at deterring Ae. albopictus from biting a host.
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- Aaron M Lloyd
- Field Evaluations Division, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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