Anopheles darlingi is a major vector for malaria in Central and South America. Behavioral, ecological, genetic, and morphologic variability has been observed across its wide distribution. Recent studies have documented that 2 distinct genotypes exist for An. darlingi: a northern lineage (Belize, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama) and a southern lineage (Amazonia and southern Brazil). In order to determine if these genotypes exhibited different behavioral traits, entrance and exit movement patterns between 2 field populations of An. darlingi that represented each genotype were evaluated using experimental huts. The Belize population exhibited bimodal entrance, with peak entry occurring between 7:00–8:00 p.m. and 5:00–6:00 a.m. and peak exiting occurring between 7:00–8:00 p.m. The Peru population exhibited unimodal entrance, with peak entry occurring between 10:00–11:00 p.m. and peak exiting occurring between 11:00–12:00 a.m. with a secondary smaller peak at 2:30 a.m. Entrance and exit behavioral patterns were significantly different between the Belize and Peru populations of An. darlingi (log-rank [Mantel–Cox] P < 0.001). Information from the present study will be used in the future to determine if there is a correlation between genotype and host-seeking behavior and can be used in the present for regional vector risk assessment.
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1 December 2013
Comparison of Experimental Hut Entrance and Exit Behavior Between Anopheles darlingi from the Cayo District, Belize, and Zungarococha, Peru
Paige Sachs,
Gloria Alicia Diaz Rodriguez,
Ireneo Briceno,
Russell King,
Nicole L Achee,
John P Grieco
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Anopheles darlingi
Belize
experimental huts
mosquito behavior
Peru