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1 May 2010 A Large Scale Laboratory Cage Trial of Aedes Densonucleosis Virus (AeDNV)
Megan R. Wise De Valdez, Erica L. Suchman, Jonathan O. Carlson, William C. Black
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Abstract

Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) the primary vector of dengue viruses (DENV1–4), oviposit in and around human dwellings, including sites difficult to locate, making control of this mosquito challenging. We explored the efficacy and sustainability of Aedes Densonucleosis Virus (AeDNV) as a biocontrol agent for Ae. aegypti in and among oviposition sites in large laboratory cages (>92 m3) as a prelude to field trials. Select cages were seeded with AeDNV in a single oviposition site (OPS) with unseeded OPSs established at varied distances. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to track dispersal and accumulation of AeDNV among OPSs. All eggs were collected weekly from each cage and counted. We asked: (1) Is AeDNV dispersed over varying distances and can it accumulate and persist in novel OPSs? (2) Are egg densities reduced in AeDNV treated populations? AeDNV was dispersed to and sustained in novel OPSs. Virus accumulation in OPSs was positively correlated with egg densities and proximity to the initial infection source affected the timing of dispersal and maintenance of viral titers. AeDNV did not significantly reduce Ae. aegypti egg densities. The current study documents that adult female Ae. aegypti oviposition behavior leads to successful viral dispersal from treated to novel containers in large-scale cages; however, the AeDNV titers reached were not sufficient to reduce egg densities.

© 2010 Entomological Society of America
Megan R. Wise De Valdez, Erica L. Suchman, Jonathan O. Carlson, and William C. Black "A Large Scale Laboratory Cage Trial of Aedes Densonucleosis Virus (AeDNV)," Journal of Medical Entomology 47(3), 392-399, (1 May 2010). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME09157
Received: 19 June 2009; Accepted: 1 January 2010; Published: 1 May 2010
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KEYWORDS
Aedes aegypti
Aedes Densonucleosis virus
biological control
female oviposition behavior
virus accumulation and dispersal
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