Ecology of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in areas of Serra do Mar State Park, State of Säo Paulo, Brazil. III - Daily biting rhythms and lunar cycle influence
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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95(6): 753-60, Nov.-Dec. 2000. tab, graf
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The ecology of mosquito species (Diptera Culicidae) was studied in areas of the Serra do Mar State Park, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The influence of the lunar cycle and the daily biting rhythms of mosquito populations were analyzed. Systematized biweekly human bait collections were made in a silvatic environment for 24 consecutive months (January 1991 to December 1992). A total of 20,591 specimens of adult mosquitoes belonging to 55 species were collected from 545 catches. Sabethini species were captured exclusively during daylight periods, with the exception of Trichoprosopon digitatum, while members of Anophelinae predominated during nocturnal hours. Members of the subfamily Culicinae that were collected primary during nocturnal periods included Culex nigripalpus, Coquillettidia chrysonotum and Cq. venezuelensis while daytime catches included Psorophora ferox and Ps. albipes. Others members of culicines mosquitoes that were collected during both day and night included Aedes serratus, Ae. scapularis and Ae. fulvus. Lunar cycles did not appear to influence the daily biting rhythms of most mosquito species in the area, but larger numbers of mosquitoes were collected during the new moon. Ae. scapularis were captured mainly during the full moon
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Asunto principal:
Luna
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Ecosistema
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Ecología
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Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos
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Insectos Vectores
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Culicidae
Límite:
Animales
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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