Publication: A laboratory evaluation of alcohols as attractants for the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
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Biomed Central Ltd.
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Background: The potential attraction from 1-octen-3-ol for sandflies has been documented; however, studies using other primary alcohols are limited.Findings: We used a wind tunnel to compare the activation and attractive behaviors in male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis using 1-octen-3-ol and three additional alcohols, 1-octanol, 1-heptanol and 1-nonanol at three different concentrations: neat (100%) and diluted in hexane (10% and 50%). The compounds 1-octen-3-ol and 1-nonanol induced a clear concentration-dependent activation and attraction response in females. In males, 1-octen-3-ol, 1-nonanol and 1-heptanol yielded the same results.Conclusions: L. longipalpis is attracted to 1-octen-3-ol, 1-nonanol and 1-heptanol, which are found in many plant volatiles.
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Sandflies, Phlebotomine, Kairomone, Octenol, Octanol, Heptanol, Nonanol, Attraction, Wind tunnel
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English
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Parasites & Vectors. London: Biomed Central Ltd, v. 7, 5 p., 2014.
