TY - JOUR
T1 - Biological parameters of the triatomine, Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis, fed on two bloodmeal sources under laboratory conditions
AU - Martínez-Ibarra, J. A.
AU - Grant-Guillén, Y.
AU - Nogueda-Torres, B.
AU - Villagrán-Herrera, M. E.
AU - de Diego-Cabrera, J. A.
AU - Bustos-Saldaña, R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Royal Entomological Society
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Chagas disease is one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Latin America, including Mexico. Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Stål), 1872 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is a Mexican triatomine vector that is commonly associated with hens and rabbits. The biological parameters of two cohorts fed on hens (H) and on rabbits (R) were evaluated. The median lifecycles of the two cohorts were 198 days (H) and 180 days (R). Moreover, mortality was around 30% in both cohorts. Time lapse for beginning of feeding was 0.5–1.9 (H) and 1.1–2.4 min (R). Feeding times of each instar in both cohorts were over 10 min. Most specimens fed on hens defecated immediately after feeding, whereas those that fed on rabbits defecated within 1–5 min post-feeding. Similar numbers of males and females (50%) were obtained in both cohorts. An average of 2.1–2.3 eggs per female per day was noted in both cohorts, with eclosion rates of 95.4 (H) and 88.8% (R). Thus, it can be concluded that M. phyllosomus pallidipennis may take advantage of feeding in hens, as in rabbits, which could imply a higher risk of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission to humans and animals in its distribution area.
AB - Chagas disease is one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Latin America, including Mexico. Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Stål), 1872 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is a Mexican triatomine vector that is commonly associated with hens and rabbits. The biological parameters of two cohorts fed on hens (H) and on rabbits (R) were evaluated. The median lifecycles of the two cohorts were 198 days (H) and 180 days (R). Moreover, mortality was around 30% in both cohorts. Time lapse for beginning of feeding was 0.5–1.9 (H) and 1.1–2.4 min (R). Feeding times of each instar in both cohorts were over 10 min. Most specimens fed on hens defecated immediately after feeding, whereas those that fed on rabbits defecated within 1–5 min post-feeding. Similar numbers of males and females (50%) were obtained in both cohorts. An average of 2.1–2.3 eggs per female per day was noted in both cohorts, with eclosion rates of 95.4 (H) and 88.8% (R). Thus, it can be concluded that M. phyllosomus pallidipennis may take advantage of feeding in hens, as in rabbits, which could imply a higher risk of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission to humans and animals in its distribution area.
KW - Biology
KW - chagas disease
KW - mexico
KW - vectors
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U2 - 10.1111/mve.12332
DO - 10.1111/mve.12332
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 30125962
AN - SCOPUS:85052654310
SN - 0269-283X
VL - 32
SP - 497
EP - 503
JO - Medical and Veterinary Entomology
JF - Medical and Veterinary Entomology
IS - 4
ER -