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triatoma infestans

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
hemiptera reduviidae kissing bugs MED Warm blooded animals

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. cyfluthrin-beta (#4)
  2. cyhalothrin-lambda (#6)
  3. cypermethrin-beta (#4)
  4. deltamethrin (#69)
  5. fenitrothion
  6. fipronil (#6)

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Picollo, M.I., Vassena, C., Orihuela, P.S., Barrios, S., Zaidemberg, M., Zerba, E. (2005). High Resitance to Pyrethroid Insecticides Associated with Ineffective Field Treatments in Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Northern Argentina. Journal of Medical Entomology, 42(4) 637-642.
2 Santo Orihuela, P.L., Vassena, C.V., Zerba, E.N., Picollo, M.I. (2008). Relative Contribution of Monooxygenase and Esterase to Pyrethoid Resistance in Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Argentina and Bolivia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 45 298-306.
3 Toloza, A.C., Germano, A., Cueto, G.M., Vassena, C., Zerba, E., Picollo, M.I. (2008). Differential Patterns of Insecticide Resistance in Eggs and First Instars of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Argentina and Bolivia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 45 421-426.
4 Lardeux, F., Depickere, S., Duchon, S. Chavez, T. (2010). Insecticide Resistance of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) Vector of Chagas disease in Bolivia. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 15 1037-1048.
5 Germano, M., Santo-Orihuela, P., Roca-Acevedo, G., Toloza, A., Vassena, C., Picollo M., and Mougabure-Cueto, G. (2012). Scientific Evidence of Three Different Insecticide-Resistant Profiles in Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Populations from Argentina and Bolivia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 49 1355-1360.
6 Germano, M., Acevedo, R., Mougabure Cueto, G., Toloza, A., Vassena, C., and Picollo, M. (2010). New Findings of Insecticide Resistance in Triatoma infestans (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) From the Gran Chaco. Journal of Medical Entomology, 47 1077-1081.
7 Roca-Acevedo, G., Picollo, M. I., and Santo-Orihuela, P. (2013). Expression of insecticide resistance in immature life stages of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, 50 816-818.
8 Germano, M., Picollo, M., and Mougabure-Cueto, G. (2013). Microgeographical study of insecticide resistance in Triatoma infestans from Argentina. Acta Tropica, 128 561-565.
9 Germano, M., Picollo, M., Spillmann, C., and Mougabure-Cueto, G. (2014). Fenitrothion: an alternative insecticide for the control of deltamethrin-resistant populations of Triatoma infestans in northern Argentina. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 28 21-25.
10 Fronza, G., Toloza, A.C., Picollo, M.I., Spillmann, C., and Mougabure-Cueto, G.A. (2016). Geographical Variation of Deltamethrin Susceptibility of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Argentina With Emphasis on a Resistant Focus in the Gran Chaco. Journal of Medical Entomology 1-8.
11 Carvajal, G., Mougabure-Cueto, G., and Toloza, A.C. (2012). Toxicity of non-pyrethroid insecticides against Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 107 675-679.

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 774 -- Argentina -- Salta -- El Chorro -- 4
2 775 -- Argentina -- Salta -- S. Mazza -- 4
3 776 -- Argentina -- El Sauzal -- 4
4 778 -- Argentina -- Salta -- El Sauzal -- 4
5 801 -- Argentina -- Salta -- La Toma -- 4
6 2527 -- Argentina -- Salta -- San Martin Department -- El Chorro -- 4
7 2528 -- Argentina -- Salta -- San Martin Department -- La Toma -- 4
8 2529 -- Argentina -- Salta -- San Martin Department -- El Sauzal -- 4
9 2530 -- Argentina -- La Rioja -- San Martin Department -- Cuatro Esquinas -- 4
10 2531 -- Argentina -- La Rioja -- Facundo Quiroga Department -- San Antonio -- 4
11 2532 -- Bolivia -- Gran Chaco -- Tarija Department -- Yacuiba -- 4
12 2549 -- Argentina -- Salta -- Salvador Mazza -- houses -- 4
13 2550 -- Bolivia -- Santa Cruz -- Mataral -- houses -- 4
14 2551 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Sucre -- houses -- 4
15 2552 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- Yacuiba -- houses -- 4
16 2553 -- Argentina -- Salta -- Salvador Mazza -- houses -- 4
17 2554 -- Bolivia -- Santa Cruz -- Mataral -- houses -- 4
18 2555 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Sucre -- houses -- 4
19 3404 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Barrio Itaty -- 4
20 3405 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Machareti -- 4
21 3406 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Rodeo Porvenir -- 4
22 3407 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Pajcha -- 4
23 3408 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Sotomayor -- 4
24 3409 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Tentami -- 4
25 3410 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Tiguipa Estacion Intradomicile -- 4
26 3411 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Tiguipa Estacion Peridomicile -- 4
27 3412 -- Bolivia -- Chuquisaca -- Tihuacana -- 4
28 3413 -- Bolivia -- Cochabamba -- Mataral -- 4
29 3414 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- Barrial -- 4
30 3415 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- Estacion Caiza -- 4
31 3416 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- Quinchao -- 4
32 3417 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- Saladito -- 4
33 3418 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- San Antonio -- 4
34 3419 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- San Francisco del Inti -- 4
35 3420 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- Sausal -- 4
36 3421 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- Tierras Nuevas -- 4
37 3422 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- Villa El Carmen -- 4
38 3423 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- Yuchan -- 4
39 5353 -- Argentina -- Salta -- 4
40 5354 -- Bolivia -- Tarija -- 4
41 5355 -- Bolivia -- Cochabamba -- 4
42 5464 -- Bolivia -- 4
43 5922 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Campo Largo -- 4
44 5923 -- Bolivia -- Burdett O'Connor -- Entre Rios -- 4
45 5924 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Campo Largo -- 4
46 5925 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Campo Largo -- 4
47 5926 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Campo Largo -- 4
48 5927 -- Bolivia -- Burdett O'Connor -- Entre Rios -- 4
49 5928 -- Bolivia -- Burdett O'Connor -- Entre Rios -- 4
50 5929 -- Bolivia -- Burdett O'Connor -- Entre Rios -- 4
51 6359 -- Argentina -- Salta -- Acambuco -- 4
52 6360 -- Argentina -- Salta -- Acambuco -- 4
53 6361 -- Argentina -- Salta -- Acambuco -- 4
54 6362 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- La Esperanza -- 4
55 6363 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- La Esperanza -- 4
56 6364 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- La Esperanza -- 4
57 6365 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- La Esperanza -- 4
58 6803 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- La Esperanza -- 4
59 11756 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Guemes -- Pampa Argentina -- 4
60 11757 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Guemes -- Pampa Almiron -- 4
61 11758 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Guemes -- El Nandu -- 4
62 11759 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Guemes -- Campo Alto -- 4
63 11760 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Guemes -- El Asustado -- 4
64 11761 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Guemes -- La Rinconada -- 4
65 11762 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Guemes -- El Zanjon -- 4
66 11763 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- Guemes -- Palma Sola -- 4
67 11896 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- 4
68 11897 -- Argentina -- Chaco -- 4

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