@article{fdi:010072719,
  title = {{S}ynergistic effect of fertilizer and plant material combinations on the development of {A}edes aegypti ({D}iptera : {C}ulicidae) and {A}nopheles gambiae ({D}iptera : {C}ulicidae) mosquitoes},
  author = {{D}arriet, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}hemical fertilizers are used everywhere, which often pollute the breeding sites of mosquitoes. {I}n this laboratory study, the consequences on {A}edes aegypti ({L}.) ({D}iptera: {C}ulicidae) and {A}nopheles gambiae ({G}iles) ({D}iptera: {C}ulicidae) of water-containing plant matter ({PM}) alone, or in association with an {NPK} type of fertilizer ({PM}+{NPK}), were evaluated. {T}o obtain a 20% imaginal emergence of {A}n. gambiae ({IE}t20), the bioassays carried out with {PM} have evidenced that its larvae need four times as much food as for {A}e. aegypti larvae. {T}he {PM}+{NPK} combinations significantly improve the survival rates of both mosquitoes multiplying the percentages of imaginal emergence by 1.7-3 (synergistic effect). {T}he log-probit analysis of the adult emergence also reveals that the environments containing fertilizers accelerates by two to four times the development of the mosquito larvae.},
  keywords = {{A}edes aegypti ; {A}nopheles gambiae ; plant material ; fertilizer ; synergistic effect},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {M}edical {E}ntomology},
  volume = {55},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {496--500},
  ISSN = {0022-2585},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1093/jme/tjx231},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072719},
}