Comparison of feeding and defecation patterns between fifth-instar nymphs of Triatoma patagonica (Del Ponte, 1929) and Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1934) under laboratory conditions Comparação dos padrões alimentar e de defecação em ninfas de quinto estádio de Triatoma patagonica (Del Ponte, 1929) e Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1934), em condições de laboratório

Comparison of feeding and defecation patterns between fifth-instar nymphs of Triatoma patagonica (Del Ponte, 1929) and Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1934) under laboratory conditions Comparação dos padrões alimentar e de defecação em ninfas de quinto estádio de Triatoma patagonica (Del Ponte, 1929) e Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1934), em condições de laboratório

Among the vectors of Chagas disease, Triatoma patagonica is a species in the process of adaptation to the human environment. However, its vector competence is not well known. This study had the aim of evaluating and comparing feeding and defecation patterns among fifth-instar nymphs of Triatoma pata...

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Main Authors: Claudia Susana Rodríguez, Silvia Alejandra Carrizo, Liliana Beatriz Crocco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2008-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Vetor peridoméstico
Capacidade vetorial
Vetor da doença de Chagas
Triatoma patagonica
Triatoma infestans
Peridomestic vector
Vector capacity
Chagas disease vector
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