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Host defensive behaviour and the feeding success of mosquitoes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

John D. Edman  and
Thomas W. Scott
John D. Edman
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
Thomas W. Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
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Abstract

Defensive behaviour is one of the principal ways vertebrate hosts regulate the blood-feeding success of vector insects. Intrinsic variation in the intensity and efficiency of this biting avoidance behaviour depends on host: (1) species, (2) size, (3) age, (4) health and (5) individuality. In this paper we summarize data on the relative importance of each of these host-associated factors in regulating mosquito feeding and transmission of mosquito-borne diseases.

Résumé

Le procédé défensif est un des moyens principaux que le succès d'alimentation sanguin des vecteurs est contrôlé par les hôtes vertébré. Variation intrinsèque à l'intensité et l'efficacité de ce procédé défensif dépend sur (1) l'espèce (2) la grandeur (3) l'âge (4) la santé et (5) l'individualité de l'hôte. A cette composition, nous résumons les données au sujet de l'importance relatif de chaque facteur associé avec l'hôte sur la contrôle d'alimentation sanguin pars les moustiques et sur la transmission des maladies qui sont portées par les moustiques.

Keywords

Vectorsmosquitoesvertebratesdefensive behaviourblood-feedingarthropod-borne diseasespathogen transmissionarboviruses
Type
Symposium V: Host-seeking Mechanisms of Arthropods of Medical and Veterinary Importance
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 8 , Issue 4-5-6: Recent Advances in Research on Tropical Entomology , December 1987 , pp. 617 - 622
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1987

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