Mark-recapture studies of host selection by Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis
Ulloa, A.; Arredondo-Jiménez, J.I.; Rodriguez, M.H.; Fernández-Salas, I.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 18(1): 32-35
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 8756-971X PMID: 11998927 Document Number: 542056
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).