Sugar feeding by Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia.
<h4>Background</h4>The establishment of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait Islands in 2005 is a threat to dengue control in the islands and on mainland Australia. Attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) have been proposed as a control strategy for outdoor mosquitoes like Ae. albopictu...
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| author | Boni F Sebayang Tanya L Russell Susannah Mosby Richard Gela Darcy L Roeger Bram van de Straat Kyran M Staunton Thomas R Burkot |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>The establishment of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait Islands in 2005 is a threat to dengue control in the islands and on mainland Australia. Attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) have been proposed as a control strategy for outdoor mosquitoes like Ae. albopictus. The sugar feeding behaviours of Ae. albopictus was studied to ascertain the potential of ATSBs to mitigate the risk of Ae. albopictus invading mainland Australia from the Torres Strait Islands.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Aedes albopictus was sampled by sweep net collections in village and bushland habitats across two islands both in the mornings and afternoons. Samples were analysed to determine adult abundance as well as fructose prevalence and content by cold-anthrone test. Sampling stations were characterised by vegetation surveys and included the prevalence of flowers and fruit, and canopy cover. Among the 6,186 captured Ae. albopictus, the prevalence of fructose was 31.6% ± 1.4 in males and 30.5% ± 1.2 in females, with fructose averaging 62.9 µg (± 1.4) in fructose-positive Ae. albopictus.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Mosquito sex and collection time were associated with the abundance of Ae. albopictus as well as fructose prevalence and content in Ae. albopictus. Male and female Ae. albopictus exhibited sugar abundance and prevalence comparable to studies where ATSBs were effective suggesting that ATSBs could potentially reduce Ae. albopictus populations in the Torres Strait Islands. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e93075cf6c9548028098552341fba0222025-08-20T02:16:18ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352025-02-01192e001285610.1371/journal.pntd.0012856Sugar feeding by Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia.Boni F SebayangTanya L RussellSusannah MosbyRichard GelaDarcy L RoegerBram van de StraatKyran M StauntonThomas R Burkot<h4>Background</h4>The establishment of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait Islands in 2005 is a threat to dengue control in the islands and on mainland Australia. Attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) have been proposed as a control strategy for outdoor mosquitoes like Ae. albopictus. The sugar feeding behaviours of Ae. albopictus was studied to ascertain the potential of ATSBs to mitigate the risk of Ae. albopictus invading mainland Australia from the Torres Strait Islands.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Aedes albopictus was sampled by sweep net collections in village and bushland habitats across two islands both in the mornings and afternoons. Samples were analysed to determine adult abundance as well as fructose prevalence and content by cold-anthrone test. Sampling stations were characterised by vegetation surveys and included the prevalence of flowers and fruit, and canopy cover. Among the 6,186 captured Ae. albopictus, the prevalence of fructose was 31.6% ± 1.4 in males and 30.5% ± 1.2 in females, with fructose averaging 62.9 µg (± 1.4) in fructose-positive Ae. albopictus.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Mosquito sex and collection time were associated with the abundance of Ae. albopictus as well as fructose prevalence and content in Ae. albopictus. Male and female Ae. albopictus exhibited sugar abundance and prevalence comparable to studies where ATSBs were effective suggesting that ATSBs could potentially reduce Ae. albopictus populations in the Torres Strait Islands.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012856 |
| spellingShingle | Boni F Sebayang Tanya L Russell Susannah Mosby Richard Gela Darcy L Roeger Bram van de Straat Kyran M Staunton Thomas R Burkot Sugar feeding by Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| title | Sugar feeding by Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia. |
| title_full | Sugar feeding by Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia. |
| title_fullStr | Sugar feeding by Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sugar feeding by Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia. |
| title_short | Sugar feeding by Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait, Australia. |
| title_sort | sugar feeding by aedes albopictus in the torres strait australia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012856 |
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