title: The residual efficacy of a cypermethrin pour-on formulation applied on goats on the mortality and blood intake of Triatoma infestans.
abstract: Triatoma infestans is the main vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas disease in the Gran Chaco region of South America. As a frequent blood meal source for triatomine bugs, domestic goats play a key role in the eco-epidemiology of Chagas disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mortality and blood intake of T. infestans fed on goats that had been treated with different doses of pour-on insecticide. Third-instar nymphs were fed on goats that had been treated with 0 cc, 5 cc, 10 cc or 15 cc of a pour-on formulation of cypermethrin. The exposure of T. infestans to animals treated at different post-application intervals revealed a residual activity of the insecticide. The mortality rate in the treated groups was higher than in the control groups until 30 days post-insecticide application (p = 0.03), except in the group treated with 5 cc, in which no mortality was detected after seven days of insecticide application. Rainfall affected the triatomicide effect, reducing the time of residual activity. The cypermethrin pour-on treatment decreased the blood intake of T. infestans. Thirty days after the cypermethrin application, nymph mortality was 16% (± 13) with both doses (10 cc and 15 cc). The 15 cc dose did not result in higher insect mortality or increased persistence compared to the 10 cc dose.
authors.affiliation: Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja, Anillaco, La Rioja, Argentina. iamelotti@crilar-conicet.gob.ar
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Amelotti
authors.forename: Silvia Susana
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Catalá
authors.forename: David Eladio
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Gorla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014355:Chagas Disease; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D007300:Insect Control; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007306:Insecticides; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D011722:Pyrethrins; D014224:Triatoma
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017160:cypermethrin