Oviposition deterrents for <i>Aedes aegypti</i> in extracts of <i>Lemna minor</i>

Authors

  • G. J. R. Judd Pestology Centre Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C.
  • J. H. Borden Pestology Centre Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C.

Keywords:

<i>Aedes aegypti</i>, <i>Lemna minor</i>

Abstract

Dual choice bioassays demonstrated that water and methanolic extracts of <i>Lemna minor</i> L., in aqueous solution, deterred oviposition by <i>Aedes aegypti</i> L. The methanolic extracts were active at concentrations of 1000 and 10,000 PPM but were inactive at 1, 10, and 100 PPM. Pentane extracts and L. minor culture water showed no activity. None of the extracts bioassayed were biologically active against <i>Culex pipiens</i> L. Experiments in which physical contact with the extracts was prevented, provide evidence that a volatile chemical emanating from the extract is responsible for the deterrency.

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2019-09-07