Topical Testing Assay: A Technique to Evaluate the Insecticidal Potential of Dopamine Receptor Antagonists on Adult Female Mosquitoes by Topical Application
Published: April 30, 2023
Abstract
Source: Brito-Sierra, C.A. et al., Protocols for Testing the Toxicity of Novel Insecticidal Chemistries to Mosquitoes. J. Vis. Exp. (2019).
In this video, we demonstrate the topical testing assay to determine the toxicity of a potential insecticide on adult female mosquitoes. Using a dopamine receptor antagonist that causes lethal inhibition of neurotransmission in mosquitoes, this method describes a way to evaluate the toxic effects of insecticides upon topical application.
Protocol
All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board 1. Culture of Mosquito Adults NOTE: Insecticide susceptible strains of mosquitoes are available from the Malaria Research and Reagent Reference Repository. Recommended strains are as follows: Aedes aegypti Liverpool (LVP) strain, Anopheles gambiae Kisumu (KISUMU1) strain, and…
Representative Results
Figure 1: Culture of adult mosquitoes. Image showing 20 L plastic bucket used for culture of adult mosquitoes and use of an aspirator to remove mosquitoes. Figure 2. Adult topical assay performed using 4-5-day-old femal…
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Materials
| Insecticide susceptible mosquito strains | Malaria Research and Reagent Reference Repository | https://www.beiresources.org/MR4Home.aspx; Recommended strains: Aedes aegypti Liverpool (LVP) strain, Anopheles gambiae Kisumu (KISUMU1) strain and Culex quinquefasciatus Johannesburg (JHB) strain | |
| Acetone | Mallinckrodt Chemical | CAS 67-64-1 | Use for dilutions and control |
| Amitriptyline | Sigma-Aldrich | CAS: 549-18-8 | Can be diluted in acetone |
| Bifenthrin | Sigma-Aldrich | CAS: 51529-01-2 | Synthetic pyrethorid used as positive control |
| Micro-applicator | Burkard Manufacturing Co. | – | Tool needed for topical application experiments |
| 24-well cell culture plate with lid | Corning Incorporated | 3526 | – |
| Advantage rubber bands | Alliance Rubber Co. | – | Used to seal the paper cups |
| Glass syringe (1 ml) | Becton Dickinson and Co. | 512004 | Needed for the micro-applications. Glass is better than plastic |
| Disposable scintillation vials (20 ml) | Fisher Scientific | 74505-20 | Glass vials prevent evaporation |
| Tulle fabric, white | Walmart | – | – |
| Paper cups | Dixie Consumer Products LLC. | PF15675/13D | Used to keep adult mosquitoes in adult topical assays |
| Petri dishes (150 mm) | Corning Life Sciences | – | Used to maintain the mosquitoes "slept" on cold without direct contact with ice |
| Transfer pipettes | Fisher Scientific | 13-711-7M | Used to sort larvae |
| Stereo microscope | Olympus | SZ6045 | Used to score larval assays and perform micro-applications |
| Tweezers (fine) | Fontax | – | Used to handle adult mosquitoes |
