Aspects related to hatching, lifetime, number of blood meals for molting, mortality, feeding
time, and postfeeding defecation delay were evaluated and compared in each instar of three …

An entomological study of triatomine species was carried out to assess their prevalence in
10 localities of the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Entomological indices were calculated to …

In Mexico, more than 30 species of triatomines, vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological
agent of Chagas disease, have been collected. Among them, Triatoma pallidipennis stands …

Triatoma guasayana (Wygodzinsky & Abalos) is a peridomestic triatomine with
epidemiological importance in Bolivia, that may play an important role in the transmission of …

Abstract Background In Colombia, Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma dimidiata are the main
domestic triatomine species known to transmit T. cruzi. However, there are multiple reports …

Chagas disease is a vector-borne disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and
transmitted by triatomine insects to several mammal species. In Chile, the wild triatomine …

Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas disease, is mainly transmitted by insects of
the Triatominae subfamily. In Colombia, there are 26 triatomine species, and 16 of them are …

Introduction In Triatominae, reproductive efficiency is an important factor influencing
population dynamics, and a useful parameter in measuring a species' epidemiological …

The triatomines vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi are principal factors in acquiring Chagas
disease. For this reason, increased knowledge of domestic transmission of T. cruzi and …

Relative little is known about fitness effects and life history trade-off of Trypanosoma cruzi in
Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease in Argentina. Previous studies …