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Flight initiation in Triatoma infestans (Klug) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

M. J. Lehane  and
C. J. Schofield
M. J. Lehane
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Gower Street, London, UK
C. J. Schofield
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Gower Street, London, UK
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Abstract

Flight initiation of adults of Triatoma infestans (Klug) was recorded in a laboratory apparatus. The proportion of individuals initiating flight depended on the nutritional status of the insects, and flight activity was greatest about 12–18 days after feeding. From measurements of the weight and length of the insects, it was possible to assign the probabilities of flight initiation and thus predict the proportion of an adult population likely to fly. The predictive model should be of use to field workers studying dispersion of T. infestans between infested houses.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , September 1982 , pp. 497 - 510
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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