Life tables and reproductive parameters of Lutzomyia spinicrassa (Diptera: Psychodidae) under laboratory conditions

Lutzomyia spinicrassa is a vector of Leishmania braziliensis in Colombia. This sand fly has a broad geographical distribution in Colombia and Venezuela and it is found mainly in coffee plantations. Baseline biological growth data of L. spinicrassa were obtained under experimental laboratory conditio...

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Main Authors: Jesús Escovar, Felio J Bello, Alberto Morales, Ligia Moncada, Estrella Cárdenas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000600012