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Feeding behaviour and trypanosomatid infections of some Tabanids and Culicidae in Colombia
Author(s) -
PAGE W. A.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of entomology series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0047-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1972.tb00001.x
Subject(s) - biology , mansonia , biting , zoology , veterinary medicine , toxicology , ecology , larva , aedes , medicine
SYNOPSIS An account is given of the feeding activity and biting behaviour of seven species of Tabanidae taken on a bait cow in the field. Trypanosomatid parasites found in these species, and in Mansonia spp. captured on the same bait, are described.