Table 1.
Mean vital rates (lost, dead, fed, and engorged) of fifth-instar nymphs of T. infestans in two host choice experiments.
Figure 1.
Host choice and vector density-dependence.
Mean percentage of T. infestans fifth-instar nymphs that fed on dogs only, on the alternative host only, on both host species, or on none of them according to vector density level in two host choice trials. A, dog-chicken trial; B, dog-cat trial. Bars are 95% confidence limits.
Figure 2.
Relative host choices per hut.
Relationship between the proportion of bugs that fed only on dogs and only on chickens (A) or cats (B).
Figure 3.
Host choice and relative host body size.
Relationship between host-feeding preferences of T. infestans fifth-instar nymphs and the percentage of dog body weight in each matched pair of hosts in two host choice trials. A, dog-chicken trial. B, dog-cat trial.
Table 2.
Association between bug nutritional status after exposure, mean bug weight two days after host exposure and host-blood source of fifth-instar nymphs of T. infestans in two host choice experiments. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
Figure 4.
Engorgement, vector density and host choice.
Relationship between mean weight of fifth-instar nymphs of T. infestans two days after host exposure and host-blood source, vector density, and post-exposure engorgement status in two host choice experiments. A, dog-chicken trial. B, dog-cat trial. Bars are 95% confidence limits.
Table 3.
Association between nutritional state after exposure, host-blood source and vector density of fifth-instar nymphs of T. infestans in two host choice experiments.