Background In Latin America, the bloodsucking bugs Triatominae are vectors of
Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Chemical elimination …

The triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus is a main vector of Chagas disease, which affects
several million people, mostly in Latin-America. Host searching, pheromone communication …

Two closely related species, Rhodnius prolixus and Rhodnius robustus, are the vectors of
Trypanosoma cruzi, which is the causative agent of Chagas disease, but clearly exhibit clear …

Background Triatoma infestans is the main vector of Chagas disease in the Americas,
currently transmitting it in Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Many T. infestans populations …

Background Triatoma infestans is the main vector of Chagas disease in the Southern Cone.
The resistance to pyrethroid insecticides developed by populations of this species impairs …

Background Chagas disease is a trypanosomiasis whose agent is the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to humans by hematophagous bugs known as …

Background/Methodology Triatomine bugs are the vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent
of Chagas disease. Vector control has for decades relied upon insecticide spraying, but …

For successful parasitization, parasitiods usually depend on the chemosensory cues for the
selection of hosts, as well as a variety of virulence factors introduced into their hosts to …

The dark black chafer, Holotrichia parallela, is an economically important pest in China and
worldwide. Traps based on chemical communication are being developed as an alternative …

Triatomine bugs are the blood feeding insect vectors transmitting Chagas disease to
humans, a neglected tropical disease that affects over 8 million people, mainly in Latin …