The Potential of Fermented Oyster Mushroom Filtrate (Pleorotus ostreatus) as Host-Seeking Attractant of Aedes aegypti Mosquito

Abstract

The fermented oyster mushrooms filtrate contains attractant chemical like octenol, lactic acid, fatty acids and
CO2 which can attract mosquitoes. The aim of this research was to analyze the potential of fermented oyster
mushroom filtrated as Aedes aegypti mosquito attractant. This research was a pure experiment with posttest
only with control group design. The concentration of oyster mushroom filtrate fermentation as independent
variable; number of trapped Aedes aegypti mosquitoes as dependent variable; temperature, humidity, and
length of exposure as control variables. The fermented oyster mushroom filtrate solution was divided into 6
treatment groups (control (0%), 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%) and was repeated 4 times. The research had been
analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis test and advanced test (Mann-Whitney and Independent Sample-T test). The
results showed significance difference averages (p<0.05) between control group and treatment group and did
not show significant difference (p>0.05) between each treatment group. The highest average rank was found
at a concentration of 60% with a catch of 36% mosquitoes for 24 hours. The fermented oyster mushroom
filtrate has potential as Aedes aegypti mosquito attractant. For further researchers, may to carry out further
research with variations on the length of exposure, concentration, and attractant methods