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| Author(s): |
Lígia Leandro Nunes Serpa
[1]
;
Marcia Regina Franzolin
[2]
;
Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti
[3]
;
Iná Kakitani
[4]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Superintendência de Controle de Endemias - Brasil
[2] Instituto Butantan - Brasil
[3] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Epidemiologia - Brasil
[4] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Epidemiologia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 38, n. 5, p. 735-737, 2004-10-00. |
| Abstract | |
The present study aimed at identifying a mite infesting a colony of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus as well as investigating the source of infestation. The mite species was identified after it was mounted on slides in Hoyer's medium and examined under an optical microscope. It showed to be Tyrophagus putrescentiae. Fish and rabbit food samples were kept in an environmental chamber at 27ºC and 90% humidity for 21 days and were weekly examined. The presence of T. putrescentiae was only observed in rabbit food. It is assumed that T. putrescentiae had been introduced into the colonies through phoresy among guinea pigs, which were kept at the time near the insectary under favorable conditions for their development (28.7ºC, 72% humidity, photoperiod of 14L:10D hours). (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 99/10517-1 - Synanthropic studies about Culicidae mosquitoes |
| Grantee: | Oswaldo Paulo Forattini |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |