A temporal comparison of sex-aggregation pheromone gland content and dynamics of release in three members of the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) species complex.

• Main Authors: Mikel A González (Author), Krishna K Bandi (Author), Melissa J Bell (Author), Reginaldo P Brazil (Author), Erin Dilger (Author), Angel Guerrero (Author), Orin Courtenay (Author), James G C Hamilton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Lutzomyia longipalpis is the South American vector of Leishmania infantum, the etiologic agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Male L. longipalpis produce a sex-aggregation pheromone that is critical in mating, yet very little is known about its accumulation over time or factors involved...