Observations on the biting activity of Anopheles triannulatus bachmanni from the Mato Grosso, Brazil

Observations on the biting activity of Anopheles triannulatus bachmanni from the Mato Grosso, Brazil

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Abstract Anopheles triannulatus bachmanni biting man were collected at Aripuana, Mato Grosso.In paired catches skull bride and groom less than 5% of the insects were collected biting inside houses, most insects were collected at the edge of the lovesense 3 rain forest at sunset.Physiological age determination indicated an even age distribution in the females but the insects flight behaviour would make it of little importance as a vector of malaria.