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Table 1 Host-seeking index of the bugs by sex and stage

From: Sleeping habits affect access to host by Chagas disease vector Triatoma dimidiata

 

Total no. of bugs released

No. of times bugs accessed to mice in bed/hammock

Host-seeking indexa

Males

50

34

0.68

Females

50

72

1.44

N5 nymphs

132

17

0.13

Total

232

123

0.53

  1. aThe host-seeking index was defined as the ratio between the number of times bugs accessed to mice in bed/hammock and the total number of bugs released
  2. Abbreviation: N5 fifth-instar