Spatio-Temporal Dynamics and Preference for Type of Bait in Necrophagous Insects, Particularly Native and Introduced Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Autor(es)

Moretti, Thiago De Carvalho ^[1] ; Conde Godoy, Wesley Augusto ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Dept Biol, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz, Dept Entomol & Acarol, BR-13418900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Medical Entomology; v. 50, n. 2, p. 415-424, MAR 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 9

Resumo

We carried out a year-long survey of insects, using carrion-baited traps in the municipality of Campinas and five surrounding municipalities with different urbanization profiles, in southeastern Brazil. We studied the spatio-temporal variability and preferences for type of bait of three blow fly species that are forensically important in Brazil: Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann), Chrysomya megacephala (F.), and Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann). All three species preferred chicken. C. albiceps and L. eximia preferred the urban environment, while C. megacephala preferred the rural environment. Calliphoridae, Muscidae, Fanniidae, and Sarcophagidae were the most numerous families. No clear seasonal patterns could be recognized for the three species. The associations of species/municipality, species/environment, and species/bait are discussed from the ecological and forensic standpoints. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 06/60504-9 - Estudo de dinâmica populacional e variabilidade intraespecífica de espécies de dípteros (Calliphoridae e Sarcophagidae) de importância forense
• Beneficiário: Thiago de Carvalho Moretti
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 04/08544-0 - Entomologia forense: a utilização de artrópodes para a determinação do tempo, local, causa e circunstância da morte
• Beneficiário: Arício Xavier Linhares
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático