title: Chicken house as a resting site of sandflies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: During studies on the biology of sandflies in Itaipu, Rio de Janeiro state day catches were performed in a chicken house. Species such Lutzomyia intermedia, L. migonei and L. fischeri use the chicken house as refuge for blood digestion before moving for a better place to lay eggs. There is no evidence that chicken coop is a breeding site for those sandflies in the area.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Parasitologia e Biofisica Celular, Instituto de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Brazil
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: De Almeida
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Brazil
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mamede
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001938:Brazil; D002645:Chickens; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007891:Leishmania; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000635:transmission; D011576:Psychodidae