Open AccessComparación de métodos para la captura de triatominos (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) en palmas Attalea butyracea en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia
Author(s) -
Vı́ctor Manuel Angulo,
Lyda Esteban,
Plutarco Urbano,
Eduwin Hincapié,
Luis Alberto Núñez
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
biomédica/biomedica
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2590-7379
pISSN - 0120-4157
DOI - 10.7705/biomedica.v33i4.835
Subject(s) - forestry , reduviidae , felling , geography , hemiptera , triatominae , biology , zoology
Studying triatominae in their natural ecotopes has great significance in the epidemiology of Chagas disease. Gathering live insects and the establishment of insectaries allows countless studies. Therefore, effective methods are needed for capturing wild triatomines, especially intrusive species such as Rhodnius prolixus .