title: Evaluation of 1-octen-3-ol as an attractant for Coquillettidia perturbans, Mansonia spp. and Culex spp. associated with phosphate mining operations.
abstract: Field studies were conducted in phosphate mined areas of Polk County, FL, to determine the responses of mosquitoes produced as a result of mining operations to octenol and carbon dioxide. There was a highly significant response of all species except Culex erraticus and Anopheles quadrimaculatus to CO2. Also, a significant negative octenol response was shown for An. quadrimaculatus. Coquillettidia perturbans, Mansonia titillans and Cx. salinarius had an increased response to octenol relative to no attractant. There was a slightly negative interactive effect between octenol and 500 cc/min CO2 for Anopheles spp. and Culex (Melanoconion) spp. Both Cq. perturbans and Ma. titillans showed a significant synergistic enhancement in catch with octenol supplemented CO2 when compared with CO2 alone. However, their response to CO2 was not significantly different at 2 release rates (200 and 500 cc/min). There was a slightly greater than additive effect for the combination of octenol and CO2 for Cx. nigripalpus.
authors.affiliation: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, FL 32604.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology*; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008906:Mining; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods; D000442:Octanols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010710:Phosphates; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000442:Octanols; D010710:Phosphates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; C038844:1-octen-3-ol