Influence of blood meal source on the biological parameters of Triatoma pallidipennis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Mexico.

Autor: Martínez-Ibarra JA; Departmento de Ciencas Naturales, Laboratorio de Entomología Médica, Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico.; Cuerpo Académico de Cuencas, Humedales y Sustentabilidad, Departamento de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Centro Universitario del Sur, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico., Nogueda-Torres B; Becario de COFAA, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico., Montañez-Valdez OD; Departmento de Ciencas Naturales, Laboratorio de Entomología Médica, Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico.; Cuerpo Académico de Cuencas, Humedales y Sustentabilidad, Departamento de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Centro Universitario del Sur, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico., Michel-Parra JG; Cuerpo Académico de Cuencas, Humedales y Sustentabilidad, Departamento de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Centro Universitario del Sur, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Medical and veterinary entomology [Med Vet Entomol] 2023 Mar; Vol. 37 (1), pp. 124-131. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 31.
DOI: 10.1111/mve.12617
Abstrakt: Chagas disease is one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Latin America, including Mexico. Triatoma pallidipennis (Stål) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is a Mexican triatomine vector commonly associated with different hosts. The influence of six blood meals (rabbits, rats, mice, dogs, cats and chickens) on six biological parameters of the biology of T. pallidipennis was evaluated. A significant difference was found in the period of egg-to-adult development between the five mammalian feeds (mean 195 days) and the chicken feed (221 days). The probability of survival was significantly lower in the chicken cohort (0.285). The total number of blood meals to moult from the first instar to the adult stage was the highest in the chicken cohort (10-15). This cohort had the significantly highest rate of females at the end cycle. The mean number of eggs laid per female and the egg eclosion rate were similar among the six food sources. Most results seemed to be influenced by the higher nutritional quality of the mammalian blood compared to the bird's blood and the increased energy expenditure required for the digestion of bird blood. These results clearly show that T. pallidipennis, unlike other triatomine species, has a high reproductive capacity when feeding on different hosts.
(© 2022 Royal Entomological Society.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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