Fipronil Insecticide: Novel Application against Triatomine Insect Vectors of Chagas Disease

We investigated the efficacy and the residual effect of fipronil® against two species of triatomine bugs, Triatoma infestans and Rhodnius neglectus, in laboratory conditions measuring concentration-response and residual activity on different surfaces (dried mud and lime coated mud). Lethal concentra...

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Main Authors: Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Alain Fournet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000400016