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LED Colour Trap for Aedes aegypti Control.
Salles, Tiago; Corrêa, Ivo; Guimarães-Ribeiro, Victor; Carvalho, Edimilson; Moreira, Mônica.
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  • Salles T; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Quimica, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos 149, CEP 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Corrêa I; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Odontologia, Brigadeiro Trompowsky s/n, CEP 21949-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Guimarães-Ribeiro V; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Quimica, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos 149, CEP 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Carvalho E; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagao Gesteira, Rua Bruno Lobo, 50, CEP 21941-912, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • Moreira M; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Quimica, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos 149, CEP 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Recent Pat Biotechnol ; 15(3): 227-331, 2021.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34465281
BACKGROUND: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transmit dengue, zika, and chikungunya viruses, neglected diseases that are considered global health challenges. Due to the lack of antiviral drugs and vaccines for these illnesses, vector control with chemical insecticides is the principal strategy for preventing their spread. However, vector populations are becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides, and the development of other control measures is, therefore, imperative. METHODS: A new insect trap (IT) was used to control Aedes aegypti. A specific light-emitting diode (LED) served as the attractant based on specific wavelength ranges (450-495, 500-550 and 570-600 nm). The IT utilized insect-attracting and killing mechanisms that included a black capture box, a suction-producing mechanism, an electric shock device and a nylon cloth device that held surviving mosquitoes, which died due to starvation. Capture assays of twenty non-feeding females inside a cage were performed in triplicate using different LED intensities. A commercial trap (ultraviolet lamp attractant and suction system) was used as a positive control. RESULTS: Capture assays of A. aegypti with different intensities and LED combinations showed that the tricolored trap captured 100% of the females, followed by the Green LED 8 set, which captured 91%; in comparison, commercial traps captured approximately 25% of the insects. Although there were no significant differences between the experimental groups, the tricolored trap probably will capture more mosquito females considering the vision variation in individual females. CONCLUSION: We herein present a green technology-based IT that is effective, safe and successful for reducing mosquito populations, thereby preventing mosquito-borne disease spread.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aedes / Zika virus / Infecção por Zika virus Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Recent Pat Biotechnol Assunto da revista: BIOTECNOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Emirados Árabes Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aedes / Zika virus / Infecção por Zika virus Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Recent Pat Biotechnol Assunto da revista: BIOTECNOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Emirados Árabes Unidos