Feeding Patterns of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

dc.creatorAlencar, Jeronimo
dc.creatorMello, Cecília Ferreira de
dc.creatorSantan, Hélcio R. Gil
dc.creatorGiupponi, Alessandro Ponce de Leão
dc.creatorAraújo, Andressa Nunes
dc.creatorLorosa, Elias Seixas
dc.creatorGuimarães, Anthony Érico
dc.creatorSilva, Júlia dos Santos
dc.date2018-01-09T14:09:18Z
dc.date2018-01-09T14:09:18Z
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T23:24:57Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T23:24:57Z
dc.identifierALENCAR, Jeronimo; et al. Feeding Patterns of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Journal of Medical Entomology, v.52, n.5, p.783-788, Sept. 2015.
dc.identifier0022-2585
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/23883
dc.identifier1938-2928
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8890333
dc.descriptionThe stomach contents of culicids from the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, were analyzed using the precipitin technique to evaluate the feeding patterns of the species. Sampling was performed from February 2012 to December 2013, using CO2-baited Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traps to catch mosquitoes from 15 00 to 07 00 hours. The following antisera were used: bird, rodent, opossum, human, horse, capybara, lizard, and frog. Of the 325 adult bloodfed females caught and analyzed, 273 (84.0%) reacted in the precipitin test. The percentage of specimens with a positive reaction to a single antiserum included bird (39.2%), rodent (22.5%), opossum (13.2%), capybara (6.6%), horse (5.7%), frog (6.2%), human (4.0%), and lizard (2.6%). The specimens that reacted positively against more than one blood source (46) most frequently presented the following combinations: birdþrodent and birdþfrog (17.4%), followed by birdþhuman (13.0%). The predominance of positive results for birds suggested that the avian-rich environment might have influenced the feeding behavior of the culicids.
dc.description2030-01-01
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.rightsrestricted access
dc.subjectMosquitos
dc.subjectTestes de Precipitina
dc.subjectComportamento
dc.subjectHábitos alimentares
dc.subjectfeeding habit
dc.subjectprecipitin test
dc.subjectbehavior
dc.subjectMosquitoes
dc.titleFeeding Patterns of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
dc.typeArticle


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