Mosquitos (Diptera, Culicidae) capturados com isca humana em área preservada de Curitiba, Paraná

Abstract

Ana leuch lozovei 3 ABSTRA TCr. MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA, CULlCIDAE) CAPTURED BY HUMAN BAIT lN A RESIDUAL FOREST PATCH AT CURlTII3A, PARANÁ, BRAZIL. ln a residual forest patch at Curitiba city, captures of culicidae were perfonned using human bait, at land levei, between 5 :00 to 9:00 hours p.m. The period covered 12 months, march-90 to march-91 and the captures lasted 108 hours. ln this per iodo were caught 18 specie distributed in nine genera. The four specie caught that made more than ten percent were Aedes (Och /ero/a/us) Áreas de mata preservada em condições próximas à situação original em área urbana, pode propiciar condições à manutenção de espécies de Culicidae (Diptera), através da oferta de criadouros e fontes de alimentação para os adultos fêmea e macho. Dentre os criadouros, podemos destacar os naturais formados por ocos de árvores e bromélias, os quais são explorados principalmente por espécies com caráter silvestre ou ambíguo, além daqueles introduzidos pela atividade antrópica, multiplicando potencialmente a diversidade de recipientes a serem explorados pelos imaturos de Culicídeos.Os culicídeos concentram o maior número de espécies envolvidas na veiculação de agentes patogênicos ao homem . Como exemplo, as arboviroses, as quais REEVES (1965) assinala duzentas, das quais setenta são patogênicas para o homem, sendo a maioria destes agentes etiológicos transmitidos pelos culicídeos, principalmente na região dos trópicos .

Crepuscular activity of culicids (Diptera, Culicidae) in the peridomicile and in the remaining riparian forest in Tibagi river, State of Paraná, Brazil

“…Variation was probably caused by seasonal fluctuation in temperatures and rain and to transitory nature of larval habitats. This influence of temperature and other seasonal factors on mosquitoes was also noted by Silva & Lozovei (1998) in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in the Paraná state.…”

When and what time? On the seasonal and daily patterns of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an Atlantic Forest remnant from Southern Brazil

“…November). In comparison, Silva and Lozovei (1998) documented a higher abundance of mosquitoes in autumn in the State of Paraná. The present study showed that species richness and abundance oscillated together with seasonal variation.…”

“…Several studies have shown that these species exhibit high diversity regarding their hosts. These species are also highly adaptive in the face of environmental changes related to the fragmentation of their habitats (Silva & Lozovei 1998; Guimarães et al . 2003; Cardoso et al .…”

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from crepuscular period in an Atlantic Forest area in Southern Brazil

“…Previous studies have shown that Ae. scapularis is found throughout the day and its highest activity was described in the crepuscular period than other periods (Forattini and Gomes, 1988;Silva and Lozovei, 1998). Concerning seasonality, Ae.…”

“…However, Loetti et al (2007) indicate that it is more abundant during autumn and summer, and Silva and Lozovei (1998) suggest that it is during the fall and spring. Also, a positive correlation with maximum temperature was observed, similar to observed by Silva and Lozovei (1998). Furthermore, Santos et al (2014) reported that Ae.…”