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The Octopamine Receptor Is a Possible Target for Eugenol-Induced Hyperactivity in the Blood-Sucking Bug Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
(Entomological Society of America, 2019-10)
Eugenol is a major component of the essential oils in cloves and other aromatic plants. In insects, it produces toxic effects and repellency, and there is evidence that its site of action is the octopamine receptor. The ...
An updated and illustrated dichotomous key for the chagas disease vectors of Triatoma brasiliensis species complex and their epidemiologic importance
(2018-01-01)
In the subfamily Triatominae, Triatoma exhibits the largest number of species, which are arranged in complexes. For the T. brasiliensis species complex, recent investigations based on results of geometric morphometrics ...
Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) in homes: Report of their occurrence in the municipality of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, South Western Amazon
(Soc Brasileira Medicina Tropical, 2021-01-01)
Introduction: Triatomines are hematophagous insects that are important to public health since they are the vectors of American Trypanosomiasis. The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of triatomines in ...
Morphology of the terminal abdominal segments in females of Triatominae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-09-01)
Triatominae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) includes 151 extant species that are all potential vectors of Chagas disease. The relationships among these species have been recently studied based on molecular and cytogenetical ...
First report of Microtriatoma borbai Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil: would M. borbai be living in eucalyptus crops?
(Soc Brasileira Medicina Tropical, 2021-01-01)
Introduction: The occurrence of Microtriatoma borbai in the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil is reported by the first time. Methods: A triatomine specimen collected in a hybrid eucalyptus crop in the municipality of Aracruz, ...