Schneider's Drosophila medium, a complex amino acid rich
medium was tested alone and with seven different sugars for
some aspects of the biology of Lutzomyia longipalpis.
Statistically significant results were obtained when sucrose
was used alone, indicating that among the sugars tested, this
is still the most suitable and practical one for the
maintenance of L. longipalpis colonies. However, the addition
of Schneider's medium to a pool of different sugars, was
suggested to be related with the acceptance of the first and
second blood meals and to longevity, these being, obviously,
quite relevant aspects when transmission experiments are
contemplated.
