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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060
EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 104, No. 7, 2009, pp. 1031-1034
Bioline Code: oc09213
Full paper language: English
Document type: Short Communication
Document available free of charge

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 104, No. 7, 2009, pp. 1031-1034

 en Influence of blood meal and mating in reproduction patterns of Triatoma brasiliensis check for this species in other resources females (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) under laboratory conditions
Daflon-Teixeira, Natália Faria; Carvalho-Costa, Filipe Aníbal; Chiang, Ralem Gary ChiangIII & Lima, Marli Maria

Abstract

The influence of blood meal and mating on Triatoma brasiliensis check for this species in other resources (Neiva) female fecundity, fertility, life-span and the preoviposition period were investigated under laboratory conditions. Nourishment increased fecundity, fertility and adult lifespan, whereas mating increased fecundity, fertility and decreased the preoviposition period. Females also required more than one mating to reach their full reproductive potential. Results indicate that both nourishment and mating are important in T. brasiliensis proliferation. Such information will help towards developing effective control strategies of this vector of Chagas disease.

Keywords
Triatoma brasiliensis - triatomine - fecundity - fertility

 
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