How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method
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 ext...
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| author | Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal Begoña García Montoliu Rocío Pinal Sarah Delacour-Estrella Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo Miguel Ángel Peribáñez Ignacio De Blas Ricardo Molina Juan Antonio Castillo Lorenzo Diéguez-Fernández Javier Lucientes |
| author_facet | Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal Begoña García Montoliu Rocío Pinal Sarah Delacour-Estrella Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo Miguel Ángel Peribáñez Ignacio De Blas Ricardo Molina Juan Antonio Castillo Lorenzo Diéguez-Fernández Javier Lucientes |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-d7cbe838404d46378c7e84bb9e67f7942023-09-02T22:14:54ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz1678-80602011-09-01106673173410.1590/S0074-02762011000600013S0074-02762011000600013How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new methodPedro María Alarcón-ElbalBegoña García MontoliuRocío PinalSarah Delacour-EstrellaIgnacio Ruiz-ArrondoMiguel Ángel PeribáñezIgnacio De BlasRicardo MolinaJuan Antonio CastilloLorenzo Diéguez-FernándezJavier LucientesThe 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000600013&lng=en&tlng=enPhlebotomus perniciosusLeishmania infantumsandflyeggs recoverycolony productivitySpain |
| spellingShingle | Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal Begoña García Montoliu Rocío Pinal Sarah Delacour-Estrella Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo Miguel Ángel Peribáñez Ignacio De Blas Ricardo Molina Juan Antonio Castillo Lorenzo Diéguez-Fernández Javier Lucientes How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Phlebotomus perniciosus Leishmania infantum sandfly eggs recovery colony productivity Spain |
| title | How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method |
| title_full | How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method |
| title_fullStr | How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method |
| title_full_unstemmed | How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method |
| title_short | How to increase the population of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) colony: a new method |
| title_sort | how to increase the population of a phlebotomus perniciosus diptera psychodidae colony a new method |
| topic | Phlebotomus perniciosus Leishmania infantum sandfly eggs recovery colony productivity Spain |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000600013&lng=en&tlng=en |
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