Effect of Environmental Conditions and Toxic Compounds on the Locomotor Activity of Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae)

dc.creatorOrtega Insaurralde, Isabel
dc.creatorToloza, Ariel Ceferino
dc.creatorGonzalez Audino, Paola Andrea
dc.creatorMougabure Cueto, Gastón Adolfo
dc.creatorAlvarez Costa, Agustin
dc.creatorRoca Acevedo, Gonzalo
dc.creatorPicollo, Maria Ines
dc.date2015-08
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/43060
dc.identifierOrtega Insaurralde, Isabel; Toloza, Ariel Ceferino; Gonzalez Audino, Paola Andrea; Mougabure Cueto, Gastón Adolfo; Alvarez Costa, Agustin; et al.; Effect of Environmental Conditions and Toxic Compounds on the Locomotor Activity of Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae); Entomological Society of America; Journal of Medical Entomology; 52; 5; 8-2015; 1036-1042
dc.identifier0022-2585
dc.identifierCONICET Digital
dc.identifierCONICET
dc.descriptionIn this work, we evaluated the effect of environmental variables such as temperature, humidity, and light on the locomotor activity of Pediculus humanus capitis. In addition, we used selected conditions of temperature, humidity, and light to study the effects of cypermethrin and N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) on the locomotor activity of head lice. Head lice increased their locomotor activity in an arena at 30°C compared with activity at 20°C. When we tested the influence of the humidity level, the locomotor activity of head lice showed no significant differences related to humidity level, both at 30°C and 20°C. Concerning light influence, we observed that the higher the intensity of light, the slower the movement of head lice. We also demonstrated that sublethal doses of toxics may alter locomotor activity in adults of head lice. Sublethal doses of cypermethrin induced hyperactivated responses in adult head lice. Sublethal doses of DEET evocated hypoactivated responses in head lice. The observation of stereotyped behavior in head lice elicited by toxic compounds proved that measuring locomotor activity in an experimental set-up where environmental conditions are controlled would be appropriate to evaluate compounds of biological importance, such as molecules involved in the host–parasite interaction and intraspecific relationships.
dc.descriptionFil: Ortega Insaurralde, Isabel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa. Centro de Investigación de Plagas e Insecticidas; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Toloza, Ariel Ceferino. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa. Centro de Investigación de Plagas e Insecticidas; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Gonzalez Audino, Paola Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa. Centro de Investigación de Plagas e Insecticidas; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Mougabure Cueto, Gastón Adolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa. Centro de Investigación de Plagas e Insecticidas; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Alvarez Costa, Agustin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa. Centro de Investigación de Plagas e Insecticidas; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Roca Acevedo, Gonzalo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa. Centro de Investigación de Plagas e Insecticidas; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Picollo, Maria Ines. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa. Centro de Investigación de Plagas e Insecticidas; Argentina
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherEntomological Society of America
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1093/jme/tjv121
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://academic.oup.com/jme/article-abstract/52/5/1036/833875
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dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectPediculus Capitis
dc.subjectLocomotor Activity
dc.subjectLight Temperature
dc.subjectHumidity
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.titleEffect of Environmental Conditions and Toxic Compounds on the Locomotor Activity of Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae)
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