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16 February 2024 Fecundity decline is male derived following transfluthrin exposures in a field strain of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
Sean A. McKay, Conner J. McKay, Christopher S. Bibbs, Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, Phillip E. Kaufman
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Abstract

Volatile pyrethroids are effective in reducing mosquito populations and repelling vectors away from hosts. However, many gaps in knowledge exist for the sublethal impacts of volatile pyrethroids on mosquitoes. To that end, transfluthrin exposures were conducted on a field strain of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) held as a laboratory colony. Dose–response analysis was conducted on both sexes at either 1–4 days old or 5–10 days old. Resultant concentration data were used to evaluate the LC20 and LC50 values in various mate pairings of treatments and controls in which either the male or female was from a selectively treated group and mated with a counterpart that was treated independently. Blood feeding proportion, delayed mortality after a 24-h recovery period, egg collection totals, and F1 larval survival were determined following transfluthrin treatment in the F0, but outcomes were not significant. In contrast, sterility was predicated on male treatment, with treated females resulting in higher overall egg viability. Treated males in the mating pair resulted in significantly lower egg viability and accelerated larval hatch in the F1. Additionally, the presence of sperm in female spermathecae was significantly diminished in test groups containing treated male mosquitoes. Male sublethal effects may be a critical determinant of a mixed population's reproductive success.

Sean A. McKay, Conner J. McKay, Christopher S. Bibbs, Jeffrey R. Bloomquist, and Phillip E. Kaufman "Fecundity decline is male derived following transfluthrin exposures in a field strain of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)," Journal of Medical Entomology 61(3), 678-685, (16 February 2024). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjae022
Received: 13 November 2023; Accepted: 29 January 2024; Published: 16 February 2024
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KEYWORDS
adulticide
mating
mosquito
oviposition
repellent
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