Epizootiology Of Trvpanosoma Cruzi In Southwestern North America. Part Viii: Nocturnal Flights Of Triatoma Protracta (Uhler) As Indicated By Collections At Black Light Traps (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)1

Abstract

Data received indicate that flights of Triatoma protracta occur when starved Triatoma protracta bugs become stimulated by periods of above average summer temperatures. The use of black light traps affords a potentially inexpensive means of reducing T. protracta annoyance to foothill residents. In additon to the above the sex ratio, infection rates with Trypanosoma cruzi and mite infestations are reported; the effects of light intensity, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, and wind velocity were studied to determine what effects these physical factors may have on Triatoma protracta behavior.