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Artificial feeding of simuliids (Simulium venustum): Factors associated with probing and gorging

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On décrit une technique simple et pratique servant à nourrir des simuliidés à travers des membranes de latex commercialement disponible. On démontre avant tout que la chaleur est un facteur essentiel qui induit le sondage et que l'adénosine triphosphate et l'adénosine diphosphate stimulent l'engorgement deSimulium venustum Say.

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  1. Department of Parasitology, School of Hygiene, University of Toronto, M5S 1A1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    J. F. Sutcliffe & Susan B. McIver

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Sutcliffe, J.F., McIver, S.B. Artificial feeding of simuliids (Simulium venustum): Factors associated with probing and gorging. Experientia 31, 694–695 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01944634

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