Graduate Studies
First Advisor
Troy Anderson
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Committee Members
Leslie Rault, Roberto Cortinas, Tom Weisling
Department
Entomology
Date of this Version
5-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Citation
A dissertation presented to the faculty of the Graduate College at the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Major: Entomology
Under the supervision of Professor Troy Anderson
Lincoln, Nebraska, May 2025
Abstract
Mosquito-borne pathogen transmission continues to pose a significant burden to global public health, well-being, and economic productivity. In the absence of universally available vaccines and amidst rising insecticide resistance that leads to product failures, there is an urgent need to develop new tools to mitigate mosquito-borne disease risk. Two general strategies exist to reduce transmission risk: personal protective measures and area-wide chemical interventions. Attractive Targeted Sugar Bait (ATSB) systems leverage the sugar-feeding behavior of mosquitoes—critical for sustaining their flight, metabolism, development, and fecundity—by delivering oral toxicants through attractively formulated sugar baits. This study aimed to develop an optimized ATSB formulation by identifying a key sugar source and volatile phytochemical blends that enhance mosquito attraction, resting, and feeding behaviors. We systematically examined the olfactory, gustatory, and locomotor responses of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes under choice and no-choice conditions.
Advisor: Troy Anderson
Recommended Citation
Ng, Xi Xian, "Constructing an Attractive Targeted Sugar Bait for Reducing Mosquito Populations" (2025). Dissertations and Doctoral Documents from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–. 301.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissunl/301
Comments
Copyright 2025, Xi Xian Ng. Used by permission