Efficiency of the induced mating technique for Toxorhynchites theobaldi (Diptera, Culicidae)

AUTOR(ES)

Albeny-Simões, Daniel, Cassol, Angélica Soligo, Breaux, Jennifer A., Andrade, Mateus R., Lima, Eraldo, Vilela, Evaldo

FONTE

Rev. Bras. entomol.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2015-03

RESUMO

Toxorhynchites mosquitoes play important ecological roles in aquatic microenvironments, and are frequently investigated as potential biological control agents of mosquito disease vectors. Establishment of Toxorhynchites laboratory colonies can be challenging because for some species, mating and insemination either do not occur or require a prohibitive amount of laboratory space for success. Consequently, artificial insemination techniques have been developed to assist with mass rearing of these species. Herein we describe an adapted protocol for colony establishment of T. theobaldi, a species with broad distribution in the Neotropics. The success of the technique and its implications are discussed.

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