How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Pedro María Alarcón-elbal¹  Begoña García Montoliu¹  Rocío Pinal¹  Sarah Delacour-estrella¹  Ignacio Ruiz-arrondo¹  Miguel Ángel Peribáñez¹  Ignacio De Blas¹  Ricardo Molina¹  Juan Antonio Castillo¹  Lorenzo Diéguez-fernández¹  Javier Lucientes¹ 

关键词: Phlebotomus perniciosus;    Leishmania infantum;    sandfly;    eggs recovery;    colony productivity;    Spain;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762011000600013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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