Colonización de una cepa de Psorophora (Grabhamia) Confinnis Arribalzaga, 1891 en Colombia

Abstract

A colony of Psorophora confinnis Arribalzaga, 1891, was established and have been successfully maintained for 46 generations in an insectary which it is situated in a small town name Armero in the Tolima deportment, Armero is 352 meters high on the sea lavel. Psorophora confinnis in an efficient vector of the Venezuelan Equine Encephatitis Virus, epidemic and epizootic type. Aquatic stages adults of  P sorophora confinnis were obtained for colonizatian from the breeding area in the Ambalema country, fiefs, Tolima, Department. As a source of blood meals form females it was used white swiss mice.