How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method
AUTOR(ES)
Alarcón-Elbal, Pedro María, Montoliu, Begoña García, Pinal, Rocío, Delacour-Estrella, Sarah, Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio, Peribáñez, Miguel Ángel, Blas, Ignacio De, Molina, Ricardo, Castillo, Juan Antonio, Diéguez-Fernández, Lorenzo, Lucientes, Javier
FONTE
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2011-09
RESUMO
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 extent that it is sometimes difficult to recover the initial population levels. A new technique was tested for the recovery of sandfly eggs in three different colonies; the recovery rate was studied by comparing the standard method of mass rearing with this new method of colony management. The results demonstrate a mean increase of 18.4% in adult production, a growth in colony productivity that justifies the inclusion of this process in the routine maintenance of any colony of sandflies.
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