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First record of Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae) infesting laboratory colonies of Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

2007; Springer Nature; Volume: 36; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1519-566x2007000600026

1678-8052

Jane Costa, Carlos Eduardo Almeida, Gleidson M. Esperança, Nínive Morales, Jacenir Reis dos Santos Mallet, Teresa Cristina Monte Gonçalves, Ângelo Pires do Prado,

Insect Pest Control Strategies

Megaselia scalaris (Loew) is a cosmopolitan and synanthropic scuttle fly, eclectic in its feeding habits and acts as detritivore, parasite, facultative parasite, and parasitoid. Here we report for the first time M. scalaris infesting laboratory colonies of Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva, the most important Chagas disease vector in semiarid areas of Brazil. M. scalaris larvae were found feeding inside bugs; pupae were found in the esophagus and intestinal regions of T. brasiliensis through dissection. Other relevant information about this finding is also described in this note, including some preventive measures to avoid laboratory colonies infestations.