This study reports the third collection of Triatoma nitida Usinger in Mexico, with a brief
description of the collection area and an investigation of parameters related to its vectorial …

Blood meal sources of 1,964 Triatoma infestans Klug collected in bedrooms in 3 rural
villages in northwest Argentina were identified by agar double-diffusion tests. Bugs were …

Several palms species provide an important habitat for triatomines and associate
vertebrates in tropical America. The objective of this work is to identify the triatomine species …

The triatomines are characterized by obligate hematophagy throughout their life cycle, and
they are responsible for the transmission of T. cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease …

Background: We report the presence of Triatoma longipennis for the first time in two
localities in Hidalgo, Mexico. Methods: This study was conducted at Tecozautla municipality …

Chagas disease control strategies strongly depend on the triatomine vector species involved
in Trypanosoma cruzi transmission within each area. Here we report the results of the …

Reproductive isolation between Triatoma mexicana (Herrich-Scaeffer) and the six species of
the Phyllosoma complex, belonging to the genus Meccus, was examined by analyzing the …

A taxonomic study of the Triatoma Rubida Complex was conducted at the subspecific and
hybrid levels using cellulose acetate electrophoresis to differentiate proteins in the …

DNA sequence comparisons of 12S, 16S, and COI mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genes were
used to infer phylogenetic relationships among 8 species of Triatoma [7 belonging to the …

Triatoma nitida was found in 14 (0.4%) out of 3,726 houses located in six departments
across Guatemala, which were surveyed from 1994 to 1998 by the man-hour collection …