The hemiptera Rhodnius prolixus is a blood‐feeding insect and a primary vector of
Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of the Chagas disease. Over the past century …

The blood-sucking hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus is one of the main vectors of Chagas
disease, a neglected tropical disease that affects several million people worldwide …

Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most widely distributed tick in the world.
The control of the parasite is based mainly on the use of chemical acaricides, which are …

Quantitative real‐time PCR (qPCR) has become one of the most used techniques to
measure gene expression. However, normalization of gene expression data against …

In adult females of several insect species, juvenile hormones (JHs) act as gonadotrophic
hormones, regulating egg production. JH binds to its nuclear receptor, Methoprene tolerant …

Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas disease, is a hematophagous insect that feeds
exclusively on blood. Each blood meal is digested within the first fourteen days after feeding …

The blood-sucking hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus is a vector of Chagas disease, one of the
most neglected tropical diseases affecting several million people, mostly in Latin America …

The insect Rhodnius prolixus is responsible for the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi,
which is the etiological agent of Chagas disease in areas of Central and South America …

To further obtain insights into the Rhipicephalus microplus transcriptome, we used RNA-seq
to carry out a study of expression in (i) embryos;(ii) ovaries from partially and fully engorged …

Lipophorin is the most abundant lipoprotein particle in insect hemolymph. Lipophorin
receptor (LPR) is a glycoprotein that binds to the lipophorin and mediates cellular uptake …