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Effect of host movement on multiple feeding by Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera, Culicidae) in a laboratory experiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. K. Lenahan  and
P. F. L. Boreham
J. K. Lenahan*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
P. F. L. Boreham
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
*
* Imperial College Field Station, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire, U.K.
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Abstract

The effect of host movement on multiple feeding by Aedes aegypti (L.) was observed in a laboratory experiment and the value of techniques developed to measure multiple meals was assessed. Multiple feeding on the arms of two human volunteers was significantly increased when both hosts moved their arms. If only one host was moving, a slight increase in multiple feeds over the level obtained with no movement was noted, although in such cases the majority of meals were taken from the stationary host. Statistical analyses of the results showed that the association between host movement and multiple feeding was highly significant.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 66 , Issue 4 , December 1976 , pp. 681 - 684
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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