Lethality of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviiae), vectors of Chagas' disease, feeding on blood baits containing synthetic insecticides, under laboratory conditions Letalidade de triatomíneos (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), vetores da doença de Chagas, alimentados sobre iscas de sangue contendo inseticidas sintéticos, em condições de laboratório

A laboratory study was conducted to test the toxicity of synthetic insecticides added to defibrinated sheep blood kept at room temperature and offered as food to the following triatomine species: Triatoma infestans, Panstrongylus megistus, Triatoma vitticeps, Triatoma pseudomaculata, Triatoma brasil...

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Main Authors: Marli Maria Lima, Luis Rey, Rubens Pinto de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1991-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651991000600002