Chagas disease prevention remains mostly based on triatomine vector control to reduce or
eliminate house infestation with these bugs. The level of adaptation of triatomines to human …

Triatomines are hemipteran bugs acting as vectors of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi. This parasite causes Chagas disease, one of the major parasitic diseases in the …

The aetiological agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a key human pathogen
afflicting most populations of Latin America. This vectorborne parasite is transmitted by …

Relatively little is known about the fitness effects and life history trade-offs in medically
important parasites and their insect vectors. One such case is the triatomine bugs and the …

Vector-borne diseases represent a major public health concern in most tropical and
subtropical areas, and an emerging threat for more developed countries. Our understanding …

Genotypes that hedge their bets can be favored by selection in an unpredictably varying
environment. Bet hedging can be achieved by systematically expressing several …

Background A number of studies published during the last 15 years showed the occurrence
of insecticide resistance in Triatoma infestans populations. The different toxicological …

Effective chemical control relies on reducing vector population size. However, insecticide
selection pressure is often associated with the development of resistant populations that …

Abstract Triatoma guasayana (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), considered a secondary vector of
Chagas disease, invades rural dwellings through flight dispersal during the warm season in …

Broad‐scale spatial patterns in species richness have been widely investigated with spatial
statistics tools in the past few years. The primary goal of these investigations has been to …