Induction of salivation in biting midges and mosquitoes, and demonstration of virus in the saliva of infected insects.

Autor(es): Boorman J


Resumo: Culicoides biting midges and Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) mosquitoes were induced to salivate by the topical application of pilocarpine, neostigmine, malathion and dimethoate; of these, malathion was the most effective. Drops of saliva produced by virus-infected midges and mosquitoes were shown to contain virus. The method could be used to demonstrate transmission in insects infected with a variety of pathogens.


Imprenta: Medical and Veterinary Entomology, v. 1, n. 2, p. 211-214, 1987


Identificador do objeto digital: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.1987.tb00346.x


Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Pathogenesis ; Aedes aegypti - Virus ; Aedes aegypti - Transmission ; Aedes aegypti - Public health


Data de publicação: 1987