Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild-caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non-endemic areas of Kenya

dc.contributor.authorWanjiku, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorTchouassi, David Poumo
dc.contributor.authorSole, Catherine L.
dc.contributor.authorPirk, Christian Walter Werner
dc.contributor.authorTorto, Baldwyn
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-12T12:30:50Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractA fundamental understanding of plant sugar feeding behaviour in vector populations can lead to the development of ecologically effective vector monitoring and control strategies. Despite previous studies on mosquito–plant interactions, relatively few have been conducted on the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). The authors studied Ae. aegypti–plant interactions at two sites of varying dengue endemicity in Kenya: Kilifi (endemic) and Isiolo (non-endemic). Using chemical and molecular assays [DNA barcoding targeting the chloroplast ribulose-1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large chain (rbcL) gene], the authors show that at the two sites plant feeding in this mosquito species: (a) varies by sex and season; (b) results in the acquisition of diverse sugars, and (c) is associated with diverse host plants in the families Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Poaceae and Rosaceae. These results reveal insights into the plant sugar feeding patterns of wild-caught Ae. aegypti and provide a baseline for future studies on the olfactory basis for host plant attraction for the development of vector monitoring and control tools.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2022-03-08
dc.description.librarianhj2021en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipNorwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Switzerland; Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Sweden; UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya; Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the German Academic Exchange service (DAAD) in-region post graduate program.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652915en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWanjiku, C., Tchouassi, D.P., Sole, C.L. et al. 2021, 'Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild-caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non-endemic areas of Kenya', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 417-425, doi: 10.1111/mve.12514.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0269-283X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1365-2915 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/mve.12514
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/80791
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherWileyen_ZA
dc.rights© 2021 The Royal Entomological Society. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : 'Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild-caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non-endemic areas of Kenya', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 417-425, 2021, doi: 10.1111/mve.12514. The definite version is available at : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652915.en_ZA
dc.subjectAedes aegyptien_ZA
dc.subjectFabaceaeen_ZA
dc.subjectMalvaceaeen_ZA
dc.subjectPoaceaeen_ZA
dc.subjectRosaceaeen_ZA
dc.subjectDengueen_ZA
dc.subjectPlant sugar feedingen_ZA
dc.subjectVectoren_ZA
dc.subjectKenyaen_ZA
dc.titlePlant sugar feeding patterns of wild-caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non-endemic areas of Kenyaen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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