Resistance to the larvicide temephos and altered egg and larval surfaces characterize salinity-tolerant Aedes aegypti.

Autor: Sivabalakrishnan K; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, 40000, Sri Lanka., Thanihaichelvan M; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, 40000, Sri Lanka., Tharsan A; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, 40000, Sri Lanka., Eswaramohan T; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, 40000, Sri Lanka., Ravirajan P; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, 40000, Sri Lanka., Hemphill A; Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Parasitology, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012, Bern, Switzerland., Ramasamy R; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, 40000, Sri Lanka. rjr200911@yahoo.com., Surendran SN; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, 40000, Sri Lanka. noble@univ.jfn.ac.lk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 May 19; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 8160. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 19.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35128-1
Abstrakt: Aedes aegypti, the principal global vector of arboviral diseases and previously considered to oviposit and undergo preimaginal development only in fresh water, has recently been shown to be capable of developing in coastal brackish water containing up to 15 g/L salt. We investigated surface changes in eggs and larval cuticles by atomic force and scanning electron microscopy, and larval susceptibility to two widely-used larvicides, temephos and Bacillus thuringiensis, in brackish water-adapted Ae. aegypti. Compared to freshwater forms, salinity-tolerant Ae. aegypti had rougher and less elastic egg surfaces, eggs that hatched better in brackish water, rougher larval cuticle surfaces, and larvae more resistant to the organophosphate insecticide temephos. Larval cuticle and egg surface changes in salinity-tolerant Ae. aegypti are proposed to respectively contribute to the increased temephos resistance and egg hatchability in brackish water. The findings highlight the importance of extending Aedes vector larval source reduction efforts to brackish water habitats and monitoring the efficacy of larvicides in coastal areas worldwide.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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