Comparative developmental and susceptibility to insecticide of Bolivian and Brazilian populations of Triatoma infestans

The triatomine bug Triatoma infestans probably originated in Bolivia and dispersed passively over wide areas of South America, where it is the principal vector of Trypanosoma cruzi. In the region of its probable origin this species shows colonization in two different ecotopes, so that it may be enco...

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Main Authors: Herton Helder Rocha Pires, Silvia Ermelinda Barbosa, Liléia Diotaiuti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2000-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000600025