Entering and exiting behaviour of the phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longiflocosa (diptera: psychodidae) in rural houses of the sub-andean region of Colombia
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760160265
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publication Title
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Abstract
The present study identified the entering and exiting sites for Lutzomyia longiflocosa in rural houses of the sub- Andean region in Colombia. Entering sites were identified with sticky traps set up outside the bedrooms, around the eave openings, and with cage traps enclosing the slits in the doors and windows inside the bedrooms. Exiting sites were identified by releasing groups of females indoors. These females were blood fed and marked with fluorescent powders. Females were recaptured with the trap placement described above but set up on the opposite sides of the openings. In the entering experiment, a significantly higher number of females were captured in the sticky traps at the zone nearest the eave openings (n = 142) than those captured in the other zones of the trap (n = 52); similarly, a higher number of females were captured on the front side of the house (n = 105) than at the rear side (n = 37). Only two females were collected in the cage trap. In the exiting experiment, at the ceiling, the highest percentage (86.2%) of females was recaptured with sticky traps nearest the eave openings and on the front side of the house (70.0%). Seven females were collected in the cage trap. Lu. longiflocosa entered and exited houses primarily through the eave openings in a non-random pattern in relation to the sides of the house.
Volume
112
Issue
1
First Page
19
Last Page
30
ISSN
00740276
Recommended Citation
Pardo, Raúl Hernando; Santamaría, Erika; and Cabrera, Olga Lucia, "Entering and exiting behaviour of the phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longiflocosa (diptera: psychodidae) in rural houses of the sub-andean region of Colombia" (2017). Scopus Unisalle. 332.
https://ciencia.lasalle.edu.co/scopus_unisalle/332
PubMed ID
27925019
Identifier
SCOPUS_ID:85008506370