Trapping Triatominae in silvatic habitats.
Large-scale trials of a trapping system designed to collect silvatic Triatominae are reported. Live-baited adhesive traps were tested in various ecosystems and different triatomine habitats (arboreal and terrestrial). The trials were always successful, with a rate of positive habitats generally over 20% and reaching 48.4% for palm trees of the Amazon basin. Eleven species of Triatominae belonging to the three genera of public health importance (Triatoma, Rhodnius and Panstrongylus) were captured. This trapping system provides an effective way to detect the presence of triatomines in terrestrial and arboreal silvatic habitats and represents a promising tool for ecological studies. Various lines of research are contemplated to improve the performance of this trapping system.
Noireau
François
F
Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Av. Brasil 4365, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. noireauf@ioc.fiocruz.br
Abad-Franch
Fernando
F
Valente
Sebastião A S
SA
Dias-Lima
Artur
A
Lopes
Catarina M
CM
Cunha
Vanda
V
Valente
Vera C
VC
Palomeque
Francisco S
FS
de Carvalho-Pinto
Carlos José
CJ
Sherlock
Italo
I
Aguilar
Marcelo
M
Steindel
Mario
M
Grisard
Edmundo C
EC
Jurberg
José
J
D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D007300:Insect Control; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification; D014197:Trees; D014225:Triatominae / Q000145:classification