INVESTIGADORES
BARCELOS PONTES Gina
artículos
Título:
Behavioral Evidence of an Ectoparasitic Interaction Between Triatoma pseudomaculata and Periplaneta americana
Autor/es:
GINA B. PONTES; FRANÇOIS NOIREAU; MARCELO G LORENZO
Revista:
NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY
Editorial:
ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC BRASIL
Referencias:
Año: 2011 vol. 40 p. 708 - 710
ISSN:
1519-566X
Resumen:
The present work tested whether T. pseudomaculata shows behavioral traits indicating that it is capable of feeding on arthropods. We consistently observed nymphs extending their proboscis in the direction of cockroaches and attempting to bite. Insects presented a preference for biting specific cockroach body parts. Our results suggest that arthropod hemolymph represents an alternative source of food that increases the survival of T. pseudomaculata individuals undergoing long starvation.
