Comparative studies on the growth and reproductive performances of Rhodnius prolixus reared on different blood sources

Host blood source was found to affect both the development and the reproductive performance of Rhodnius prolixus. The insects were reared on citrated human, rabbit, chicken, sheep and horse blood sources, through a membrane feeder, during an entire life cycle, from eggs to adults. Development and re...

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Main Authors: José Eugenio P. Lima Gomes, P. Azambuja, E. S. Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1990-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761990000300006