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| Albeny-Simões,Daniel; Cassol,Angélica Soligo; Breaux,Jennifer A.; Andrade,Mateus R.; Lima,Eraldo; Vilela,Evaldo. |
| Toxorhynchites mosquitoes play important ecological roles in aquatic microenvironments, and are frequently investigated as potential biological control agents of mosquito disease vectors. Establishment of Toxorhynchites laboratory colonies can be challenging because for some species, mating and insemination either do not occur or require a prohibitive amount of laboratory space for success. Consequently, artificial insemination techniques have been developed to assist with mass rearing of these species. Herein we describe an adapted protocol for colony establishment of T. theobaldi, a species with broad distribution in the Neotropics. The success of the technique and its implications are discussed. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Induced mating; Colony maintenance; Toxorhynchites. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262015000100065 |
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| dos Santos,José Junior; Kroth,Nádia; Breaux,Jennifer A.; Albeny-Simões,Daniel. |
| ABSTRACT Organisms with complex life cycles typically do not exhibit parental care. Hence, the ability of adult females to choose quality oviposition sites is critical for offspring success. Gravid females of many insect taxa have the capability to detect environmental conditions in water-holding containers (e.g., resource level, presence of competitors or predators) and to choose the sites that are most suitable for offspring growth and development. Mosquitoes may also detect physical container characteristics related to water permanence such as surface area, volume, or container size, and some species such as those in the genus Culex have been shown to prefer larger containers. However, predators may also preferentially colonize larger containers; thus,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Aquatic insects; Behavior; Ecology; Eggs rafts; Mosquito oviposition. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262018000100040 |
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