Insecticide resistance in Brazilian Triatoma infestans and Venezuelan Rhodnius prolixus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-55

  Vassena, C V ^a   Picollo, M I ^a   Zerba, E N ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Brazil; Chagas Disease vectors; Field strains; Insecticide resistance; Pyrethroids; Rhodnius prolixus; Triatoma infestans

Indexed keywords

DIELDRIN; INSECTICIDE; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHROID;

INSECTICIDE; PATHOGEN; PEST RESISTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DRUG POTENTIATION; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; PLANT; RHODNIUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VENEZUELA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DIELDRIN; DRUG SYNERGISM; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PLANTS; PYRETHRINS; RHODNIUS; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VENEZUELA;

VENEZUELA;

ANIMALIA; HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0034072024     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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