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Rev. cuba. med. trop ; 59(1)ene.-abr. 2007. ilus, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-489459

ABSTRACT

Se evaluó la conducta de oviposición de hembras grávidas de Aedes aegypti en presencia de los agentes biológicos: Macrocyclops albidus (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) o Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) en condiciones de laboratorio. Se colocaron recipientes con 225 mL de agua declorada para la puesta de huevos con 3 variantes: agua con copépodos, agua con Bti y agua. El promedio de huevos depositados en los recipientes con copépodos y Bti fueron de 1 227,9 y 1 200,8 respectivamente, superiores al de 887,4 huevos del recipiente que contenía solo agua, aunque las diferencias observadas no fueron estadísticamente significativas (p> 0,05). Los Indices de la Actividad de Oviposición (IAO) calculados mostraron valores mayores que 0 para copépodos y para Bti, indicando que las hembras no evitaron ovipositar en estos recipientes. Los resultados sugieren que en la naturaleza los recipientes que contienen estos controladores biológicos pudieran constituir sitios para la oviposición de hembras grávidas de Aedes aegypti, lo que tendría implicaciones positivas en su eficacia para controlar este vector.


The behaviour of the oviposition of pregnant females of Aedes aegypti in the presence of biological agents: Macrocyclops albidus (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) or Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) was evaluated under lab conditions. Recipients containing 225 mL of dechlorinated water were placed for oviposition with three variants: water with copepods, water with Bti, and water. The average of eggs layed in the recipients with copepods and Bti were 1 227.9 and 1 200.8, respectively, a figure higher than the 887.4 eggs of the recipient containing only water, although the differences observed were not statistically significant (p >0.05). The Oviposotion Activity Index (OAI) estimated showed values over 0 for copepods and for Bti, which indicated that females did not avoid to deposit their eggs in these recipients. The results suggested that in nature, these recipients with biological controllers may be oviposition sites for pregnant females of Aedes aegypti, which may have positive implications on its effectiveness to control this vector.


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Humans , Aedes/microbiology , Bacillus thuringiensis/pathogenicity , Copepoda
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