Flight and nutritional status of sylvatic Triatoma sordida and Triatoma guasayana

Nutritional status relating to flight activity was investigated in natural populations of Triatoma sordida and T. guasayana during the dry season in the Bolivian Chaco. The peak flight activity of both species was unimodal and covered the period 61-180 min after sunset. The weight of insects was use...

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Main Authors: François Noireau, Jean-Pierre Dujardin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001-04-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000300018