Chicken house as a resting site of sandflies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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R P Brazil1, D C De Almeida, B G Brazil
1Dept. Parasitologia e Biofisica Celular, Instituto de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Parassitologia
|December 1, 1991
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.