Determination of blood meal sources of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in rural areas of the northern Maranhão state, Brazil

Determination of blood meal sources of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in rural areas of the northern Maranhão state, Brazil

The stomach contents of females from the genus Culicoides were studied to determine their blood food sources and the degree of relations established between these insects and their hosts. The specimens were captured by using CDC light traps within the period from March 2009 to February 2010, in two...

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Main Authors: Gaudino Marco Cantanhede Gusmão, Elias Seixas Lorosa, Gustavo Almeida Brito, Leandro Santos Moraes, Vagner de Jesus Carneiro Bastos, José Manuel Macário Rebelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2015-02-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
Biting midges
Hematophagy
Hosts
Vector
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2015v28n1p51

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