Artificial Feeding of Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae) through Silicone Membrane

An artificial feeding system was used where citrated bovine blood was offerred to male and female Amblyomma cajennense. Vestiges of blood, sweat, hair and exfoliated skin were used as phago-stimulants placed on the surface of the silicone membrane. The ticks were collected, as engorged nymphs, from...

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Main Authors: Saulo Teixeira de Moura, Adivaldo Henrique da Fonseca, Claudia Gorgulho Nogueira Fernandes, Jerry F Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000400019