Mark-recapture studies of host selection by Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis.
We present herein the results of a series of mark-recapture experiments with female Anopheles vestitipennis. Theses experiments used human and animal hosts to assess the degree of anthropophily of field-caught specimens, originally collected on either host, and of their offspring. Fidelity of mosquitoes to particular hosts was estimated by recapturing marked host-seeking mosquitoes returning for a 2nd blood meal. Results indicated that mosquitoes seeking animal hosts were more faithful (80.48%; 33 of 41) in returning to their original host than were those seeking human hosts (63%; 49 of 78).
Ulloa
Armando
A
Centro de Investigación de Paludismo, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.
Arredondo-Jiménez
Juan I
JI
Rodriguez
Mario H
MH
Fernández-Salas
Ildefonso
I
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D013552:Swine