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J Med Entomol

Title:		Attraction of Triatoma dimidiata and Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) to combinations of host cues tested at two distances
Author(s):		Milne MA; Ross EJ; Sonenshine DE; Kirsch P;
Address:		"Department of Biology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA. mmilne@odu.edu"
Journal Title:		J Med Entomol
Year:		2009
Volume:		46
Issue:		5
Page Number:		1062 - 1073
DOI:		10.1603/033.046.0513
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-2585 (Print) 0022-2585 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The 'kissing bugs,' Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille) and Rhodnius prolixus (Stal) (Reduviidae: Triatominae) are major vectors of Chagas disease in Central and South America. To further uncover the attraction to certain host cues by these vectors at long and short distances from their host, the behavioral responses of two life stages (fifth-instar nymphs and adult males) of these two species to different known or suspected attractants, alone or in combination, were investigated. Tests were done using short- and long-range environments, namely, a four-port olfactometer and a long-range artificial chamber designed to mimic the insect's natural habitats. In single-attractant trials, heat alone and CO2 alone were found to be more attractive than selected chemicals. In multiple-attractant trials, both species and life stages were attracted at short distances, and a statistically significant synergistic increase in attraction was observed in long-distance multimodal tests. Lures containing CO2 were the most effective attractants at both long and short distances. R. prolixus adult males were significantly less attracted to several lure combinations than the nymphs of either species, perhaps because adults were more motivated to seek mates than feed. Our findings suggest that although the triatomine bugs may be capable of detecting odorants and heat sources at short distances, their ability to locate a host over a long distance is best aided by the presence of a CO2 plume"
Keywords:		Animals Carbon Dioxide/*chemistry Hot Temperature Insect Control/*methods Male *Odorants Pheromones/chemistry *Rhodnius *Triatoma;
Notes:		"MedlineMilne, M A Ross, E J Sonenshine, D E Kirsch, P eng 5R44AI058629-03/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural England 2009/09/23 J Med Entomol. 2009 Sep; 46(5):1062-73. doi: 10.1603/033.046.0513"