The use of aggregation signals by Triatoma brasiliensis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Acta Tropica

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-152

  Vitta, A C R ^a   Mota, T R P ^a   Diotaiuti, L ^a   Lorenzo, M G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attraction; Chagas disease; Faeces; Footprints; Pheromones; Triatomines

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CUTICLE; DISEASE VECTOR; ECTOPARASITE; FECES; FOOTPRINT; INSECT; ODOR; PEST CONTROL; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; DEFECATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HETEROPTERA; LARVA; NONHUMAN; REDUVIIDAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; DEFECATION; FECES; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; TRIATOMA;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

HETEROPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS; TRIATOMA PSEUDOMACULATA;

EID: 33847707739     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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