Anopheles fluviatilis complex: host feeding patterns of species S, T, and U

Nanda, N.; Joshi, H.; Subbarao, S.K.; Yadav, R.S.; Shukla, R.P.; Dua, V.K.; Sharma, V.P.

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 12(1): 147-149

1996


ISSN/ISBN: 8756-971X
PMID: 8723275
Document Number: 466907
The host feeding specificity of Anopheles fluviatilis sibling species S, T, and U was determined by analyzing blood meal source using countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis. A distinct difference in the feeding patterns was observed among these species. Species S was found to be predominantly anthropophagic with 91% of the population having fed on human blood. In contrast, species T and U were either exclusively or primarily zoophagic.

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