Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions
Abstract Background It is assumed that malaria vectors feed on locally available nectar sources to obtain energy. Sugar feeding is energetically critical for the Anopheles male swarming and mating activities. However, little is known about the impact of local nectar feeding on male physiological dev...
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| author | Charles Nignan Abdoulaye Niang Hamidou Maïga Simon Péguédwindé Sawadogo Bèwadéyir Serge Poda Olivier Gnankine Kounbobr Roch Dabiré Frédéric Tripet Abdoulaye Diabaté |
| author_facet | Charles Nignan Abdoulaye Niang Hamidou Maïga Simon Péguédwindé Sawadogo Bèwadéyir Serge Poda Olivier Gnankine Kounbobr Roch Dabiré Frédéric Tripet Abdoulaye Diabaté |
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| description | Abstract Background It is assumed that malaria vectors feed on locally available nectar sources to obtain energy. Sugar feeding is energetically critical for the Anopheles male swarming and mating activities. However, little is known about the impact of local nectar feeding on male physiological development and its consequences on male mosquito life traits in the malaria control context. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of local fruit juices on the life traits of males Anopheles coluzzii. Methods Swarming characteristics (number of males in swarm, number of mating pairs, and swarm duration) in semi-field conditions; mating rate and longevity in a laboratory setting were compared between males An. coluzzii fed exclusively with mango, papaya or banana juices. The trophic preference was investigated in semi-field conditions. Results The results of this study showed that in the laboratory, mosquitoes fed with papaya juices lived on average longer (10 days) than those fed with banana or mango juices (5 days) and had higher a mating rate (53%) than those fed with banana juice (40%). In the semi-field, the swarm size of mosquitoes fed with banana juice (85 males) was larger than that of mosquitoes fed with mango juice (60 males). The number of mating pairs formed from banana-fed male swarms (17 mating pairs) was higher than that formed from mango-fed male swarm (8 mating pairs). There was no difference in swarming duration between male treatments. Male mosquitoes had a preference for papaya and banana juices. Conclusions The results indicate that the origin of plant-derived feeding is an important factor in the survival and reproduction of mosquitoes. This calls for further investigations of chemical contents of nectars and their impact on the physiological development of mosquitoes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0bdd1787be1f4e5786ea2d2a19d6f9b52022-12-22T01:18:13ZengBMCMalaria Journal1475-28752020-05-0119111010.1186/s12936-020-03248-yComparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditionsCharles Nignan0Abdoulaye Niang1Hamidou Maïga2Simon Péguédwindé Sawadogo3Bèwadéyir Serge Poda4Olivier Gnankine5Kounbobr Roch Dabiré6Frédéric Tripet7Abdoulaye Diabaté8Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéLaboratoire d’Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliqué/UFR‑SVT/Université Joseph KI - ZERBOInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéCentre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, School of Life Sciences, Keele UniversityInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéAbstract Background It is assumed that malaria vectors feed on locally available nectar sources to obtain energy. Sugar feeding is energetically critical for the Anopheles male swarming and mating activities. However, little is known about the impact of local nectar feeding on male physiological development and its consequences on male mosquito life traits in the malaria control context. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of local fruit juices on the life traits of males Anopheles coluzzii. Methods Swarming characteristics (number of males in swarm, number of mating pairs, and swarm duration) in semi-field conditions; mating rate and longevity in a laboratory setting were compared between males An. coluzzii fed exclusively with mango, papaya or banana juices. The trophic preference was investigated in semi-field conditions. Results The results of this study showed that in the laboratory, mosquitoes fed with papaya juices lived on average longer (10 days) than those fed with banana or mango juices (5 days) and had higher a mating rate (53%) than those fed with banana juice (40%). In the semi-field, the swarm size of mosquitoes fed with banana juice (85 males) was larger than that of mosquitoes fed with mango juice (60 males). The number of mating pairs formed from banana-fed male swarms (17 mating pairs) was higher than that formed from mango-fed male swarm (8 mating pairs). There was no difference in swarming duration between male treatments. Male mosquitoes had a preference for papaya and banana juices. Conclusions The results indicate that the origin of plant-derived feeding is an important factor in the survival and reproduction of mosquitoes. This calls for further investigations of chemical contents of nectars and their impact on the physiological development of mosquitoes.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03248-yMalariaMosquito releaseSugar feedingTrophic preferenceVector control |
| spellingShingle | Charles Nignan Abdoulaye Niang Hamidou Maïga Simon Péguédwindé Sawadogo Bèwadéyir Serge Poda Olivier Gnankine Kounbobr Roch Dabiré Frédéric Tripet Abdoulaye Diabaté Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions Malaria Journal Malaria Mosquito release Sugar feeding Trophic preference Vector control |
| title | Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions |
| title_full | Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions |
| title_short | Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions |
| title_sort | comparison of swarming mating performance and longevity of males anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi field conditions |
| topic | Malaria Mosquito release Sugar feeding Trophic preference Vector control |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03248-y |
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