Influence of light conditions on adult mortality and egg-laying of Triatoma brasiliensis neiva, 1911 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

We compared, for Triatoma brasiliensis, the egg-laying process and the mortality of adults under conditions of almost permanent darkness and with normal laboratory luminosity. Mortality did not differ between groups. The egg-laying per vial and per female was significantly greater in the group of no...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Carlos Brisola Marcondes, João Agnaldo Nascimento
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1992
Subjects:
Ciclo claro-escuro
Triatoma brasiliensis
Triatominae
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Claro
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821992000400003
https://doaj.org/article/1245a2ff5f8e46b584954ea9657ff41d
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Summary:We compared, for Triatoma brasiliensis, the egg-laying process and the mortality of adults under conditions of almost permanent darkness and with normal laboratory luminosity. Mortality did not differ between groups. The egg-laying per vial and per female was significantly greater in the group of normal luminosity. We consider that it is not recommendable to keep the adults of this species under complete darkness. Other biological aspects should be analysed in relation to luminosity.

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