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Host range of Triatoma virus does not extend to Aedes aegypti and Apis mellifera
Fecha
2020-06Registro en:
Marti, Gerardo Anibal; Bonica, Melisa Berenice; Susevich, Maria Laura; Reynaldi, Francisco José; Micieli, Maria Victoria; et al.; Host range of Triatoma virus does not extend to Aedes aegypti and Apis mellifera; Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science; Journal of Invertebrate Pathology; 173; 107383; 6-2020; 1-4
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CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Marti, Gerardo Anibal
Bonica, Melisa Berenice
Susevich, Maria Laura
Reynaldi, Francisco José
Micieli, Maria Victoria
Echeverria, Maria Gabriela
Resumen
Vector control is the most effective method to prevent transmission of Chagas disease. Control is mostly made through chemical insecticides although they have negative impact on wild pollinators, such as bees. Reducing pesticide use through biological alternatives could minimize the damage to these beneficial insects. Triatoma virus (TrV) is a pathogen able to kill triatomines and thus a valid candidate to be used as biological control agent. In this study we evaluate the capacity of TrV to infect an important beneficial insect (Apis mellifera) as well as a plague insect (Aedes aegypti). Results indicate that TrV does not infect the bees or mosquitoes tested in this study. The possible specificity of TrV for kissing bugs reinforces the possible use of TrV as a biological control agent for triatomines.