Franzim-Junior Edson, Mendes Maria Tays, Anhê Ana Carolina Borella Marfil, da Costa Thiago Alvares, Silva Marcos Vinicius, Hernandez César Gómez, Pelli Afonso, Sales-Campos Helioswilton, Oliveira Carlo Jose Freire
Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Instituto de Tecnologia e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2018 Sep 30;12(3):262-268. eCollection 2018 Sep.
(Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is only found in Mexico and is one of the most important vectors for transmission there. Because data concerning the ability of this bug to adapt to different environments are scarce, we aimed to elucidate its biology, behavior and ability to acclimatize to different environmental conditions.
From the eclosion of 90 1 instar nymphs, development was followed until the adult phase. Adults were fed after 30 days of fasting, and the average amount of blood ingested, the time between the beginning of the blood meal and the production of feces, and the frequency of stools/insect were recorded during their meals. After taking a blood meal, couples were isolated and monitored for 21 days, during which eggs were collected weekly.
The development of took 171.74±7.03 days to complete its life cycle, and females ingested larger amounts of blood than males. Oviposition was constant and did not demonstrate a significant decrease during this study.
was able to acclimatize to fluctuating laboratorial conditions other than those naturally found in Mexico.
（半翅目：猎蝽科）仅在墨西哥被发现，是当地最重要的传播媒介之一。由于关于这种昆虫适应不同环境能力的数据稀缺，我们旨在阐明其生物学特性、行为以及适应不同环境条件的能力。
从90只一龄若虫羽化开始，跟踪其发育直至成虫阶段。成虫禁食30天后喂食，记录进食期间摄入的平均血量、开始进食至排便的时间以及每只昆虫的排便频率。进食后，将成对的成虫隔离并监测21天，在此期间每周收集虫卵。
完成其生命周期需要171.74±7.03天，雌性摄入的血量比雄性多。产卵持续进行，在本研究期间未显示出显著下降。
能够适应墨西哥自然环境以外波动的实验室条件。
