Is imidacloprid an effective alternative for controlling pyrethroid-resistant populations of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in the Gran Chaco ecoregion?

The prevention of Chagas disease is based primarily on the chemical control of Triatoma infestans (Klug) using pyrethroid insecticides. However, high resistance levels, correlated with control failures, have been detected in Argentina and Bolivia. A previous study at our laboratory found that imidac...

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Main Authors: Guillermo Carvajal, María Inés Picollo, Ariel Ceferino Toloza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000600761&lng=en&tlng=en