Flight initiation of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) under natural climatic conditions

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-150

  Gurevitz, Juan M ^a   Ceballos, Leonardo A ^a   Kitron, Uriel ^a,b   Gürtler, Ricardo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Flight initiation; Reinfestation; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 33750966782     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0143:FIOTIH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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