The role of water vapour in the orientation behaviour of the blood-sucking bug Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)

2003 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.B. Barrozo ◽  
G. Manrique ◽  
C.R. Lazzari
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapour ◽  
Triatoma Infestans ◽  
Orientation Behaviour ◽  
Blood Sucking

Role of the Water Vapour Greenhouse Effect in the Forecasting Of Fog Occurrence

2003 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 469-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Pasricha ◽  
B. S. Gera ◽  
S. Shastri ◽  
H. K. Maini ◽  
T. John ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapour ◽  
Greenhouse Effect

scholarly journals Identifying Current and Missing Knowledge in the Control of Pyrethroid-Resistant Triatoma infestans, Vector of Chagas Disease

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Roca Acevedo ◽  
María Inés Picollo
Keyword(s):  
Chagas Disease ◽  
Chemical Control ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Pyrethroid Resistance ◽  
Triatoma Infestans ◽  
Vector Transmission ◽  
Pyrethroid Insecticides ◽  
Blood Sucking ◽  
Deltamethrin Resistance ◽  
Metabolic Detoxification

Triatomines are blood-sucking bugs that occur mainly in Latin America. They are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Chemical control of Chagas disease´s vectors by using pyrethroid insecticides has been highly successful for the elimination of domestic infestation and consequently the reduction of the vector transmission. However, at the beginning of the 2000s a decrease in the effectiveness of the chemical control of triatomines was detected in several areas from Argentina and Bolivia, particularly in the Gran Chaco eco-region.During the last 15 years, several studies demonstrated the evolution of insecticide resistance in Triatoma infestans and established the presence of different toxicological profiles, the autosomal inherence of resistance, the biological costs of deltamethrin resistance, the expression of deltamethrin resistance thorough the embryonic development, and the main mechanisms of resistance (target-site insensitivity and metabolic detoxification of insecticides).The emergence of pyrethroid resistance coupled with the usual difficulties in sustaining adequate rates of insecticide applications emphasize the need of incorporating other tools for integrated vector and disease control, such as the proposal of the organo-phosphorus insecticide fenitrothion as an alternative chemical strategy for the management of the resistance because it was effective against pyrethroid-resistant populations in laboratory and semi-field trials.New studies on the current situation of presence and spread of resistant populations of triatomines and the acceptance of the use of alternative insecticides are critical requirements in the implementation of strategies for the management of resistance and for the rational design of campaigns oriented to reducing the vector transmission of Chagas’ disease.

Filling dynamics of the Brindley’s glands in the blood-sucking bug Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 122-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florencia Palottini ◽  
Andrés González ◽  
Gabriel Manrique
Keyword(s):  
Triatoma Infestans ◽  
Blood Sucking

Oxidising Role of Water Vapour in the 250 Kev D+ Induced Radiolysis of Polyimide Kapton-H

1988 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. K. Chaturvedi ◽  
A. Patnaik ◽  
Ramji Pathak ◽  
R. N. Chakraborty ◽  
A. K. Nigam
Keyword(s):  
Partial Pressure ◽  
Water Vapour ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Adsorbed Water ◽  
Vacuum System ◽  
Residual Water ◽  
Implantation Time ◽  
Polymeric Surface ◽  
Imide Ring

Residual water vapour present in the vacuum system has been observed to play a dominant oxidising role in the 250 keV D+ induced radiolysis of polyimide (Kapton-H). The partial pressure (pp) of water in the vacuum system decreases sharply as the D+ beam impinges the polymeric surface, but soon after, it recovers to its initial value as the accumulated dose increases. Emission of CO2 is observed which has its maximum at a time when the H2O partial pressure is at a minimum. The CO2 level also returns to its original level with time. This complementary variation of CO2 and H2O confirms that absorbed and adsorbed water molecules are radiolysed by the ion beam and initiate oxidation of the radiolytically evolved CO to yield CO2 on and within the ion implanted surface of the polyimide. Further, the small enhancement in the 28 amu peak (N2 + CO), which exhibits no maximum/minimum over the entire implantation time, can be understood in terms of the evolution of N2 from the imide ring as a result of radiolysis of this nitrogen containing polymers.

The Octopamine Receptor Is a Possible Target for Eugenol-Induced Hyperactivity in the Blood-Sucking Bug Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes M N Reynoso ◽  
Alejandro Lucia ◽  
Eduardo N Zerba ◽  
Raúl A Alzogaray
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Chagas Disease ◽  
American Cockroach ◽  
Triatoma Infestans ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Blood Sucking ◽  
Site Of Action ◽  
Octopamine Receptor

Abstract 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 objective of the present study was to explore whether the octopamine receptor is involved in the hyperactivity produced by eugenol in the blood-sucking bug Triatoma infestans (Klug). This insect is the main vector of Chagas disease in Latin America. Four treatments were topically applied on third instar nymphs: 1) octopamine, 2) eugenol, 3) phentolamine hydrochloride (an antagonist of the octopamine receptor) followed by octopamine, and 4) phentolamine hydrochloride followed by eugenol. Both octopamine and eugenol hyperactivated the nymphs. However, pretreatment with phentolamine hydrochloride inhibited the hyperactivating effect of both compounds. These results are in agreement with previous works on Drosophila melanogaster (Meigen) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and the American cockroach. They suggest that the octopamine receptor is a possible site of action for eugenol.

scholarly journals Elucidating the Mechanism of Trypanosoma cruzi Acquisition by Triatomine Insects: Evidence from a Large Field Survey of Triatoma infestans

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Aaron W. Tustin ◽  
Ricardo Castillo-Neyra ◽  
Laura D. Tamayo ◽  
Renzo Salazar ◽  
Katty Borini-Mayorí ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Protozoan Parasite ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
Triatoma Infestans ◽  
Large Field ◽  
Blood Sucking ◽  
Triatomine Bugs ◽  
Cruzi Infection

Blood-sucking triatomine bugs transmit the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease. We measured the prevalence of T. cruzi infection in 58,519 Triatoma infestans captured in residences in and near Arequipa, Peru. Among bugs from infected colonies, T. cruzi prevalence increased with stage from 12% in second instars to 36% in adults. Regression models demonstrated that the probability of parasite acquisition was roughly the same for each developmental stage. Prevalence increased by 5.9% with each additional stage. We postulate that the probability of acquiring the parasite may be related to the number of feeding events. Transmission of the parasite does not appear to be correlated with the amount of blood ingested during feeding. Similarly, other hypothesized transmission routes such as coprophagy fail to explain the observed pattern of prevalence. Our results could have implications for the feasibility of late-acting control strategies that preferentially kill older insects.

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