Flight and nutritional status of sylvatic Triatoma sordida and Triatoma guasayana
AUTOR(ES)
Noireau, François, Dujardin, Jean-Pierre
FONTE
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2001-04
RESUMO
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 used as the indicator of nutritional status. Interspecies comparisons employing the same sex and type of capture showed a higher weight for T. guasayana. No significant difference according to weight was observed between flying insects and those collected in natural ecotopes (hollow trees and bromeliads). More than 87% of insects collected from natural ecotopes displayed flight ability under the study conditions, explaining their tendency to invade artificial structures during the dry season.
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