Haematophagic behavior in laboratory of Lutzomyia cruzi (Mangabeira) (Diptera: Psychodidae) in relation to three mammalian blood sources in Manaus, Brazil Comportamento hematofágico de Lutzomyia cruzi (Diptera: Psychodidae) em relação a três fontes sanguíneas de mamíferos em laboratório, Manaus, Brasil

Haematophagic behavior in laboratory of Lutzomyia cruzi (Mangabeira) (Diptera: Psychodidae) in relation to three mammalian blood sources in Manaus, Brazil Comportamento hematofágico de Lutzomyia cruzi (Diptera: Psychodidae) em relação a três fontes sanguíneas de mamíferos em laboratório, Manaus, Brasil

The sand fly Lutzomyia cruzi is considered as one of vectors of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil. This work examined optimum feeding age, feeding time, host preference, fecundity rates, and female blood meal volume taken by single females from a closed colony of L. cruzi. Mean feeding time was longe...

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Main Authors: Andrezza Campos Chagas, Jansen Fernandes Medeiros, Sílvia Cássia Brandão Justiniano, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2007-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
Lutzomyia cruzi
vetor de leishmaniose visceral
fecundidade
volume sanguíneo
vector of visceral leishmaniasis
fecundity
blood meal volume
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