A key for identifying faecal smears to detect domestic infestations of triatomine bugs
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- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Vol. 19 (1) , 5-8
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86821986000100002
Abstract
Early detection of residual populations of domestic triatomine bugs that survive insecticide treatment is a key component of successful evaluation and vigilance for Chagas disease control. We have recently demonstrated that sheets of paper, tacked on to the walls of infested houses, can become streaked with the faeces of triatomine bugs and thus reveal thepresence of an infestation. In thispaper, wepresent a simple key to differentiate the faecal streaks of triatomine bugs from those of other domestic arthropods such as cockroaches, ticks and cimicid bedbugs.Keywords
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