Triatoma infestans
Light induced and circadian changes in the compound eye of the haematophagous bug Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
... We analysed dynamic changes in the ommatidial structure of the compound eyes of Triatoma infestans. This nocturnal insect possesses open-rhabdom eyes, in which a ring of six rhabdomeres from retinula cells ...
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“Evaluation of current and potential Triatoma infestans vector control practices the Bolivian Chaco”
... Triatoma infestans is probably the most widespread species well adapted to colonising houses and principal vector throughout the Southern Cone ...genus Triatoma, Tri. infestans produces the ...
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Blood meal sources of wild and domestic Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Bolivia: connectivity between cycles of transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi
... countries, Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is the main vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease ...[1]. Triatoma infestans is very well adapted to the ...
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Inheritance and heritability of deltamethrin resistance under laboratory conditions of Triatoma infestans from Bolivia
... in Triatoma infestans populations have been reported, mainly on the border between Argentina and ...T. infestans; for this reason, the present study aims to characterize the inheritance and ...
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Eugenol hyperactivated nymphs of Triatoma infestans become intoxicated faster than non hyperactivated nymphs when exposed to a permethrin treated surface
... Eugenol is a botanical monoterpene present in the essen- tial oils of clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, basil and other plants [1]. Its very low toxicity in mammals allows it to be used in odontology (for surgical dressings, ...
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Quantification by real time PCR of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in samples of Triatoma infestans used in xenodiagnosis of chronic Chagas disease patients
... by Triatoma infestans ; however, it is estimated that 140,000 people are infected with ...Tr. infestans fed by XD on individuals with CChD by real-time PCR ...
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Susceptibility to deltamethrin of wild and domestic populations of Triatoma infestans of the Gran Chaco and the Inter Andean Valleys of Bolivia
... Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) is the main vector of Trypanosoma cruzi (Trypanosomatidae), patho- genic agent of Chagas disease in the countries of the Southern Cone of Latin America ...T. ...
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Control of rural house infestation by Triatoma infestans in the Bolivian Chaco using a microencapsulated insecticide formulation
... by Triatoma infestans, the species that once accounted for more than 50% of the Chagas disease vectorial cases in ...T. infestans in the La Paz Department ...
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Systemic insecticide treatment of the canine reservoir of Trypanosoma cruzi induces high levels of lethality in Triatoma infestans, a principal vector of Chagas disease
... Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypa- nosoma cruzi, is responsible for the highest burden of any parasitic disease in the Americas; 6 million individuals are currently infected with a further 70 million ...
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PCR reveals significantly higher rates of Trypanosoma cruzi infection than microscopy in the Chagas vector, Triatoma infestans: High rates found in Chuquisaca, Bolivia
... sylvatic Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease in this country, and the high human prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in this region is hypothesized to result from the ability of ...
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Contribution of the horizontal transmission of the entomopathogenic fungus <em>Beauveria bassiana</em> to the overall performance of a fungal powder formulation against <em>Triatoma infestans</em>
... domiciliated Triatoma infestans, the major Chagas disease vector in southern South America, is currently achieved by indoor residual spraying of infested houses with chemical ...T. infestans bugs ...
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Resistance to deltamethrin by domestic and wild Triatoma infestans populations in the municipality of Toro Toro, Potosi, Bolivia
... of Triatoma infestans in the Southern Cone, as well as Bolivia; this had considerably reduced the infestation of households in a large part of the ...T. infestans stems from changes in the ...
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Gene discovery in Triatoma infestans
... being Triatoma infestans, Rhodnius prolixus, and Triatoma dimidiata the most epidemiolo- gically important ...T. infestans is currently the main vector in the southern part of South America ...
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Spatial and temporal distribution of house infestation by Triatoma infestans in the Toro Toro municipality, Potosi, Bolivia
... municipality). Triatoma infestans density was calculated as the number of insects collected during the active search using the man-hour technique, divided by the number of infested ...
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A country bug in the city: urban infestation by the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in Arequipa, Peru
... T. infestans infestation in rural environments has been studied extensively, urban infest- ation by this insect has been investigated only prelimin- ...T. infestans across an urban and peri-urban landscape ...
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Experimental evaluation of insecticidal paints against Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), under natural climatic conditions
... The insecticidal paints were Inesfly 5A IGR (OP formula- tion) containing diazinon (1.5%), chlorpyrifos (1.5%) and pyriproxyfen (0,063%) (insect growth regulator, IGR) as active ingredients (OP formulation), and Inesfly ...
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Activity levels of female Triatoma infestans change depending on physiological condition
... The dispersal of triatomines by walking has been less studied. For T. infestans, Abrahan et al. [7] reported that males disperse by flying, while females tended to walk. Fur- thermore, within females, fertilized ...
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Olfactory and behavioural responses of the blood sucking bug Triatoma infestans to odours of vertebrate hosts
... the fact that, although propionic acid occurred in the rabbit odour extract at a level 60 % of that of isobutyric acid, it evoked no response from the acid receptor in any of the GC- EL analyses of this extract. ...
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Allatotropin like peptide released by Malpighian tubules induces hindgut activity associated with diuresis in the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans (Klug)
... Malpighian tubules, the main excretory organ in insects, have traditionally been regarded as a system involved in water and mineral balance in response to neuroendocrine stimulus. New roles for this organ have started to ...
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Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva, 1911: food sources and diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in wild and artificial environments of the semiarid region of Ceará, northeastern Brazil
... adults. Triatoma infestans females can disperse by walking; such behavior reflects an adaptive strategy to colonize new structures because, unlike flight dispersion, walking allows migration with many eggs ...
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