Maintenance of fecundity and oviposition in Triatoma infestans after decades of breeding under laboratory conditions
Keywords:
Triatoma infestans; fecundity; oviposition; biology; breeding laboratory.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of maintenance of fecundity and the capability of oviposition in Reduviid bugs after decades of breeding under laboratory conditions. It was observed the performance of eleven colonies of Triatoma infestans from the Laboratory of Triatomines of Adolfo Lutz Institute. Insects were mated in different ratio of males and females. Two rhythms of alimentation were used. In the first, triatomines were fed weekly, and in the second rhythm the meal were offered every fifteen or twenty one days. During all the study teals were used as blood source, and temperature and humidity were constant, at 27-28°C and 70-80%, respectivelly. The results confirm the importance of the rhythm of alimentation for oviposition. Insects fed weekley showed the best rates of oviposition, it was represented by number of eggs by female per day (efd), between 0.39 to 4.40 efd, being more frequent up to 1.30 efd. Colonies that were fed every fifteen or twenty one days showed inexpressives rates of oviposition, between 0.05 to 1.07 efd, being more frequent below to 0.30efd. It was concluded that after decades of breeding under laboratory conditions it is possible to maintain the fecundity, into normal patterns, in the T. infestans if the rhythm of alimentation of adults don.t exceed seven days. Rhythm of alimentation don.t affected the survival rates of adults, but it was critical for the fecundity and oviposition.References
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. trop., 29: 341-347, 1996.
2. Brumpt, E. Le xenodiagnostic. Application au diagnostic de quelques
infections parasitaires et en particulier a la Trypanosomose de Chagas.
Bull. Soc. Pathol. Exot., 7: 706-710, 1914.
3. Corrêa, F.M.A. Estudo Comparativo do ciclo evolutivo do Triatoma
infestans alimentado em diferentes animais (Hemiptera, Reduviidae).
Papéis Avulsos Dep. Zool., São Paulo, 15: 177-200, 1962.
4. Dias, E. Criação de triatomíneos no laboratório. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo
Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 33: 407-412, 1938.
5. Goodchild, A.J.P. Some observations on growth and egg production of
blood sucking reduviids Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma infestans.
Proc. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. Ser. A, 30: 127-136, 1955.
6. Hack, W.H. Estudios sobre biologia del Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834)
(Hem., Reduviidae). Ann. Inst. Med. Reg., 4: 125-147, 1955.
7. Lent, H.; Wygodzinsky, P. Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera,
Reduviidae) and their significance as vector of Chagas disease. Bull.
Am. Nat. Hist., 163: 123-520, 1979.
8. Meirelles, D.J. et al. No change in one biological parameter for
Dipetalogaster maximus after 20 years of laboratory colonisation.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. trop., 28: 53, 1995.
9. Minter, D.M.; Minter-Goedbloed, E.; Marshall, T.F. Comparative
xenodiagnosis with three triatominae species of different hosts with
natural and experimental species of chronic infections with
Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi. Trans. R. Sec. Trop. Med.
Hyg., 72: 84-91, 1978.
10. Moreira, C.J.; Perlowagora-Szumlewicz, A. Attempts to improve
xenodiagnosis: comparative test of sensibility using Rhodnius
neglectus, Panstrongylus megistus, Triatoma vitticeps and Triatoma
infestans in endemic areas of Brazil. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio
de Janeiro, 92: 91-96, 1997.
11. Perlogowagora-Szumlewicz, A. Estudos sobre a biologia do T. infestans,
o principal vetor da doença de Chagas no Brasil. (Importância de algumas
de suas características biológicas no planejamento de esquemas de combate
a esse vetor). Rev. Bras. Malariol. D. Trop., 21: 117-159, 1969.
12. Perlowagora-Szumlewicz, A. Laboratory colonies of triatominae,
biology and population dynamics. Pan Am. Health Org. Sci. Publ.,
318: 63-82, 1976.
13. Perlowagora-Szumlewicz, A.; Cruz, H.N.; Araújo, J.A.N. Species and
stage interaction in the feeding behaviour of vectors of Chagas disease
(The importance of determinants in planning for greater efficacy and
standardization of xenodiagnostic procedures). Rev. Inst. Med. Trop.,
São Paulo, 15: 139-150, 1973.
14. Perlowagora-Szumlewicz, A.; Muller, C. A. Studies in search of suitable
experimental insect model for xenodiagnosis of hosts with Chagas
disease. 1. Comparative xenodiagnosis with nine triatomine species
of animals with acute infections by Trypanosoma cruzi. Mem. Inst.
Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 77: 37-53, 1982.
15. Perlowagora-Szumlewicz, A.; Muller, C.A. Studies in search of suitable
experimental insect. Model for xenodiagnosis of hosts with Chagas
disease. 2-Attempts to upgrade the reliability and the efficacy of
xenodiagnosis in chronic Chagas disease. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz,
Rio de Janeiro, 82: 259-272, 1987.
16. Santos, A.H.; Silva, J.G.; Rassi, A. A comparative study between natural
and artificial xenodiagnosis in chronic Chagas disease patients. Rev.
Soc. Bras. Med. trop., 28: 367-373, 1995.
17. Schenone, H.; Alvaro, E.; Rojas, A. Bases y rendimento de xenodiagn
óstico com la infeccion chagásica humana. Bol. Chil. Parasitol.,
29: 24-26, 1974.
18. Silva, R.L. Aspectos da História Natural do Triatoma infestans
Klug, 1834 (Hemiptera, Reduvidade, Triatominae). São Paulo,
1982. (Instituto de. Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo).
19. Tolezano, J.E. et al. Efeitos do jejum e da temperatura em laboratório
na infecção de triatomíneos por Trypanosoma cruzi. Rev. Inst. Adolfo
Lutz, 43: 25-32, 1983.
20.Wigglesworth, V.B. The principles of insect phisiology. 7th ed.,
London: Chapman & Hall, 1972. 827p.
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2021-04-03
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da Cruz OLIVEIRA JUNIOR, O., Visone NUNES, E., do Socorro GUILHERME, C., da Rocha WESTPHALEN, S., Moreira SANTOS, M. A., TANIGUCHI, H. H., & TOLEZANO, J. E. (2021). Maintenance of fecundity and oviposition in Triatoma infestans after decades of breeding under laboratory conditions. Revista Do Instituto Adolfo Lutz, 60(1), 43 - 46. Retrieved from https://periodicoshomolog.saude.sp.gov.br/index.php/RIAL/article/view/34917
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