[Evaluation of sandfly control measures in northern Paraná State, Brazil].
Sandfly captures from April 2001-September 2002 were compared to those from October 1996-September 1997 and October 1998-April 2000 in order to evaluate control procedures conducted in Recanto Marista in the county of Doutor Camargo, Paraná State, Brazil. Sandflies were captured with Falcão traps twice a month, both in the domiciles and henhouses, from 10 PM to 2 AM. In 2001-2002, 199,821 sandflies were captured, with an hourly average of 1,625.5 insects; average captures in 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 were 1,641.9 and 806.7, respectively. Nyssomyia neivai was the most abundant species (90.4%) in all habitats. This species, together N. whitmani, Migonemyia migonei, and Pintomyia fischeri, accounted for 99.9% of all the specimens captured. The total hourly average sandfly captures increased, but 85% of these insects were captured in henhouses built with the purpose of attracting sandfly specimens, while the density decreased in other environments, especially intradomiciliary.
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Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Avenida Colombo 5790, Maringá, PR, Brazil. uteodoro@uem.br
Santos
Demilson Rodrigues dos
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Santos
Ademar Rodrigues dos
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Oliveira
Otílio de
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Poiani
Luís Paschoal
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Kühl
João Balduíno
JB
Lonardoni
Maria Valdrinez Campana
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Silveira
Thaís Gomes Verzignassi
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Monteiro
Wuelton Marcelo
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Neitzke
Herintha Coeto
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004772:Entomology / Q000379:methods; D006796:Household Work; D006798:Housing; D006799:Housing, Animal; D006801:Humans; D007300:Insect Control / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007303:Insect Vectors; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000145:classification; D011156:Population Density