ArticleParasites & vectors2026
Evaluation of fruit combinations as potential liquid attractants for hydrogel bait applications targeting Aedes mosquitoes.
Article in Parasites & vectors, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundA major challenge to global vector control efforts is the increasing resistance of Aedes mosquitoes to conventional insecticides. Since they are the main vectors of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, sustainable and environmentally friendly approaches are essential for vector control. Attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSBs) take advantage of mosquitoes' propensity for sugar and can offer an alternative strategy. However, further research is needed to investigate the performance of ATSBs, especially in determining and assessing attractant combinations that might increase mosquito attraction and feeding efficiency.
methodsThis study examines the feeding preferences of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus for several fruit-based ATSB formulations. We employed three assays of attractants: mango alone, banana alone, and a combined mango-banana formulation, as well as a control set. Three replicates of each species at a 50% dosage of each fruit extract were evaluated.
resultsThe findings indicate that combining fruit sources enhances mosquito attraction, since there is a statistically significant preference for the mixed fruit formulation (1:1) compared with the single-fruit attractants (P < 0.05). However, there were no significant differences in the feeding preferences between the males and the females, indicating that the treatment effect is equal for both genders.
conclusionsThis study contributes to the ongoing advancement of sustainable and efficient vector control strategies by demonstrating the enhanced attractiveness of mixed-fruit formulations, which offer environmentally safe methods for managing Aedes mosquito vectors and arboviral diseases.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.