Biting activity of Aedes scapularis (Rondani) and Haemagogus mosquitoes in Southern Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae) Atividade hematófaga de mosquitos Aedes scapularis (Rondani) e Haemagogus no sul do Brasil (Diptera: Culicidae)

The biting activity of a population of Aedes scapularis (Rondani), Haemagogus capricornii Lutz and Hg. leucocelaenus (Dyar and Shannon) in Southern Brazil was studied between March 1980 and April 1983. Data were obtained with 25-hour human bait catches in three areas with patchy residual forests, na...

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Main Authors: Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, Almério de Castro Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1988-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101988000200003