How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method

How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method

The sandfly Phlebotomus perniciosus is the most widespread vector of Leishmania infantum in Spain. Laboratory colonisation represents the most feasible source of information on the biology of these insects, but in conducting any study, the density of individuals in the colony may drop to such an ext...

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Main Authors: Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal, Begoña García Montoliu, Rocío Pinal, Sarah Delacour-Estrella, Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo, Miguel Ángel Peribáñez, Ignacio De Blas, Ricardo Molina, Juan Antonio Castillo, Lorenzo Diéguez-Fernández, Javier Lucientes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Phlebotomus perniciosus
Leishmania infantum
sandfly
eggs recovery
colony productivity
Spain
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