The interaction between Poultry and Triatoma infestans Klug, 1834 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in an experimental model

This paper compares the predation pressure that ducks and chickens exert on triatomines. For the tests, these birds were placed in individual boxes together with a known number of Triatoma infestans and left to interact from 6 p.m. till the next morning, involving a long lasting period of complete d...

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Main Authors: Nicolás J. Schweigmann, Silvia Pietrokovsky, Osvaldo Conti, Victoria Bottazzi, Delmi Canale, Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1995-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000300022