Comparison of Methods for Feeding Blood to Tabanus nigrovittatus in the Laboratory1,2,3
- 15 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 72 (2) , 216-217
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/72.2.216
Abstract
Females collectively presented warmed (31°—37°C), citrated beef blood from saturated Kimwipes imbibed more blood (x̄ = 51.4 µl) than the other 3 methods tested. Grouped females presented warmed blood from Parafilm bags imbibed an avg of 40.3 µl, individual females in large (450 ml) containers imbibed 39.5 µl while individual females in small (35 ml) containers imbibed 4.3 µl. Twenty of 25 individually fed females in large containers and 1 of 25 individuals fed in small containers took blood meals exceeding their pre-fed weight. Based on an avg pre-fed weight of 25 females, 35 of the 50 grouped females tested took blood meals exceeding-the pre-fed avg weight.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: