Início da atividade de vôo em Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) e T. melanosoma Martínez, Olmedo Carcavallo, 1987 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)

The flight initiation of T. infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease in the Southern Cone countries of Latin America, and of the closely-related species T. melanosoma was studied in laboratory. The results demonstrated that after the beginning of observations the peak of the flight activity was...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2001-01, Vol.96 (1), p.137-140
Main Authors: Galvão Cleber, Rocha Dayse da Silva, Jurberg José, Carcavallo Rodolfo
Format: Article
Language:English
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flight initiation
Triatoma infestans
Triatoma melanosoma
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Summary:The flight initiation of T. infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease in the Southern Cone countries of Latin America, and of the closely-related species T. melanosoma was studied in laboratory. The results demonstrated that after the beginning of observations the peak of the flight activity was about 14 days after feeding in both species and it was usually more marked in the females than in the males, but there were no significant differences in the flight behaviour of the two species.
ISSN:0074-0276
1678-8060