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Impact of Temperature Variant on Survival of Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae): Implications on Thermotolerance and Acclimation

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Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1894) is prevalent in the urban/peri-urban Port Blair, posing a public health threat, during past outbreaks of chikungunya (2006) and dengue (2010). Despite its vector potential, information on the biology is scanty. Therefore, impact of temperature on survival of immature stages, under laboratory conditions, was studied on F1 population of Andamans. Ae. albopictus larvae were exposed to static temperatures viz. 37°C, 39°C, 41°C, 43°C and 45°C, and the lethal time to cause 50% (LT50) and 90% mortality (LT90) was computed. To assess adaptive thermotolerance, larvae exposed (37°C and 39°C) were re-exposed to higher temperatures (43°C and 45°C). All larvae survived at 37°C and 39°C for the entire exposure period of 420 min, while variable mortality was observed at 41°C, 43°C and 45°C. Larvae re-exposed to 43°C and 45°C showed an increase in thermotolerance with respect to non-adapted larvae. The results are discussed in the context of survival, development and distribution.

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The authors are grateful to Dr. P Vijayachari, the Director, Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Port Blair, for extending all the facilities. Authors acknowledge the suggestions given by Dr. K Raghavendra, Scientist “G” at the National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi. Technical assistance rendered by the staff of the Division of Medical Entomology and Vector Borne Diseases is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Medical Entomology and Vector Borne Diseases Address: Post, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Post Bag No. 13, Dollygunj, Port Blair, Andaman Nicobar Islands, 744 101, India

    A Sivan

  2. Unit of Vector Biology and Control, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Puducherry, 605 006, India

    A N Shriram

  3. Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

    P Vanamail

  4. Epidemiology and Community Medicine, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Post Bag No. 13, Dollygunj, Port Blair, Andaman Nicobar Islands, 744 101, India

    A P Sugunan

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Sivan, A., Shriram, A.N., Vanamail, P. et al. Impact of Temperature Variant on Survival of Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae): Implications on Thermotolerance and Acclimation. Neotrop Entomol 48, 561–571 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-019-00680-x

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