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21175931

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
Sugar feeding by male mosquitoes is critical for their success in mating competition. However, the facets of sugar source finding under natural conditions remain unknown. Here, evidence obtained in Western Burkina Faso indicated that the distribution of An. gambiae s.s. (M and S molecular forms) males across different peri-domestic habitats is dependent on the availability of potential sugar sources from which they obtain more favorable sites for feeding or resting. Among field-collected anophelines, a higher proportion of specimens containing fructose were found on flowering Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), Dolonix regia (Fabaceae), Thevetia neriifolia (Apocynaceae), Senna siamea, and Cassia sieberiana (both Fabaceae) compared to that recorded on other nearby plants, suggesting that some plants are favored for use as a sugar source over others. Y-tube olfactometer assays with newly-emerged An. gambiae s.s. exposed to odors from individual plants and some combinations thereof showed that males use odor cues to guide their preference. The number of sugar-positive males was variable in a no-choice cage assay, consistent with the olfactory response patterns towards corresponding odor stimuli. These experiments provide the first evidence both in field and laboratory conditions for previously unstudied interactions between males of An. gambiae and natural sugar sources.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1081-1710
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© 2010 The Society for Vector Ecology.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
267-76
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Patterns of sugar feeding and host plant preferences in adult males of An. gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae).
pubmed:affiliation
IRD, Research Unit #016, Biology and Control of Vector Populations, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't