Many of the most dangerous human diseases are transmitted by insect vectors. After
decades of repeated insecticide use, all of these vector species have demonstrated the …

Chagas disease is a chronic parasitic infection restricted to America. The disease is caused
by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to human through the feces of …

Context: Arthropod-borne diseases are remaining as a major public health issue in the
resource-constrained settings. Mosquitoes are closely associated with mankind since time …

Triatomines are hemipteran bugs acting as vectors of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi. This parasite causes Chagas disease, one of the major parasitic diseases in the …

Background Triatoma infestans-mediated transmission of Tripanosoma cruzi, the causative
agent of Chagas disease, remains as a major health issue in southern South America. Key …

Objective To define the insecticide resistance status of Triatoma infestans to deltamethrin
(pyrethroid), malathion (organophosphate) and bendiocarb (carbamate) in Bolivia. Methods …

Background Orius laevigatus, a minute pirate bug, is a highly effective beneficial predator of
crop pests including aphids, spider mites and thrips in integrated pest management (IPM) …

Background Triatomine insects are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite that
is the causative agent of Chagas' disease. This is a neglected disease affecting …

Vectors of trypanosomiasis–tsetse (Glossinidae) in Africa, kissing-bugs (Triatominae) in
Latin America–are very different insects but share demographic characteristics that render …

Previous work at our laboratory has indicated high resistance levels to deltamethrin
correlated with failures of chemical control in field populations of Triatoma infestans (Klug …