Baker's yeast,an attractant for baiting traps for Chagas' disease vectors |
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Authors: | P G Guerenstein M G Lorenzo J A Núñez C R Lazzari |
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Institution: | (1) Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, (1428) Buenos Aires, (Argentina);(2) Present address: Institute of Zoology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2007 Neuchâtel, (Switzerland) |
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Abstract: | We tested the attraction of volatile compounds, produced by the aerobic growth ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae on saccharose forTriatoma infestans. For these tests, we exploited the behavioural characteristic of these haematophagous insects of dropping when searching for food. In olfactometer assays, yeast cultures activated and attracted bugs as effectively as a mouse. The attraction of the cultures was significantly reduced when the carbon dioxide released was partially eliminated using potassium hydroxide. Yeast cultures were also tested as lures in a novel trap device. A baited device for trapping Chagas' disease vectors using the behavioural peculiarities ofT. infestans and this simple attractant is described. |
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Keywords: | Chagas' disease Triatominae lures baited traps yeast carbon dioxide attractant |
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