Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

This overview initially describes insect immune reactions and then brings together present
knowledge of the interactions of vector insects with their invading parasites and pathogens …

Blood-feeding arthropods are considered an enormous public health threat. They are
vectors of a plethora of infectious agents that cause potentially fatal diseases like Malaria …

The blood-sucking hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus is a vector of Chagas disease, one of the
most neglected tropical diseases affecting several million people, mostly in Latin America …

Introduction Rhodnius prolixus is a hematophagous insect and one of the main vectors for
Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli parasites in Latin America. Gut microbiota and …

Chagas disease is a human infectious disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and can be
transmitted by triatomine vectors, such as Rhodnius prolixus. One limiting factor for T. cruzi …

Background Immune response of triatomines plays an important role in the success or
failure of transmission of T. cruzi. Studies on parasite–vector interaction have shown the …

Introduction: Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is an important vector of
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas Disease. This insect is a model for the …

Compared to other insects, the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum has a reduced immune
system with an absence of genes coding for a lot of immunity‐related molecules. Notably …

Rhodnius prolixus, Panstrongylus megistus, Triatoma infestans, and Dipetalogaster maxima
are all triatomines and potential vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi responsible for …