Feeding and survival of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae on plants growing in Kenia
- Impoinvil, D.E.
- Kongere, J.O.
- Foster, W.A.
- Njiru, B.N.
- Killeen, G.F.
- Githure, J.I.
- Beier, J.C.
- Hassanali, A.
- Knols, B.G.J.
DOIAbstract
The propensity of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) to ingest sugars from various plants, and subsequent survival rates, were assessed with laboratory-reared males and females offered eight species of plants commonly cultivated and/or growing wild in western Kenya. In cages (no-choice bioassay), mosquitoes given the opportunity to feed on castorbean (Ricinus communis L.) had the longest survival times (mean and median survival time of 6.99 ± 0.23 and 5.67 ± 0.17 days, respectively), comparable to mosquitoes given 6% glucose (mean and median survival time of 8.70 ± 0.23 and 6.67 ± 0.33 days, respectively). Survival rates of An. gambiae were low on the other plants, comparable to mosquitoes given only wa...
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