Effect of vertebrate feces on the attraction of
            <i>Culicoides</i>
            (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in an Amazonian mangrove

Rios, Aline Fernandes; Costa, Jesiel Pablo Chagas; Brito, Anna Vanniezy Marinho de; Coelho, Thamires dos Santos; Bandeira, Maria da Conceição Abreu; Rebêlo, José Manuel Macário

doi:10.1111/jvec.12380

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“…Different odors emitted by birds have been evaluated as attractants of vectors, from feces that attract mosquitoes (Cooperband et al, 2008) and biting midges (Fernandes-Rios et al, 2020), to bird feathers and skin that attract mosquitoes (Allan et al, 2006) and blackflies (Lowther and Wood, 1964;Weinandt et al, 2012). It has been also shown that mosquitoes are attracted to birds (Cornet et al, 2013a,b;Yan et al, 2018), or to odor from birds (Díez-Fernández et al, 2020), infected by avian malaria over non-infected or less infected birds (but see Tomás et al, 2008b;Martínez-de la Puente et al, 2009b;Lalubin et al, 2012 for contrasting results).…”

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“…Regarding chemical cues derived from birds that may be involved in host detection by blood-feeding flies, several odor sources have been investigated. For instance, mosquitoes (Cooperband et al, 2008) and biting midges (Fernandes-Rios et al, 2020) are attracted to traps baited with bird feces. Yet, odors emitted or derived from the uropygial gland of birds have been repeatedly suggested as major candidates involved in attraction of biting flies.…”

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Effects of Chemical and Auditory Cues of Hoopoes (Upupa epops) in Repellence and Attraction of Blood-Feeding Flies

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Research on the mechanisms involved in host location by parasites is of paramount importance and may aid in developing protective measures against them. This topic attains far-reaching repercussions for human and animal welfare regarding parasites transmitting vector-borne pathogens, such as blood-feeding flies. Very few studies have evaluated the effect of bird-derived cues on attraction of vectors in field conditions. We here explored the attraction of different groups of blood-feeding flies (mosquitoes, blackflies and biting midges) to auditory cues produced by begging hoopoe (Upupa epops) nestlings, and to three chemical cues derived from hoopoe nestlings or nests (uropygial secretion, symbiotic bacteria isolated from the secretion, and nest material) in the field. We deployed insect traps baited with the different stimuli at the beginning and at the end of the hoopoe breeding-season in four different habitats. Abundance of blood-feeding flies varied depending on habitat and sampling period. Begging auditory cues of nestling hoopoes did not affect abundance of flies. However, chemical stimuli affected abundance of mosquitoes, which were less abundant in traps baited with bacteria or with nest material than in control traps. Abundance of biting midges in traps also depended on the chemical stimulus but in interaction with sampling period or habitat. Fewer biting midges were collected in traps baited with bacteria and with secretion in the habitats where abundance of biting midges is higher. Our results suggest that uropygial secretion of hoopoes, and symbiotic bacteria living in this secretion, may repel blood-feeding flies from their nests.

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