BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF THE CHAGAS DISEASE VECTOR TRIATOMA INFESTANS WITH THE ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS BEAUVERIA BASSIANA COMBINED WITH AN AGGREGATION CUE: FIELD, LABORATORY AND MATHEMATICAL MODELING ASSESSMENT.

BACKGROUND:Current Chagas disease vector control strategies, based on chemical insecticide spraying, are growingly threatened by the emergence of pyrethroid-resistant Triatoma infestans populations in the Gran Chaco region of South America.METHODOLOGY AND FINDINGS:We have already shown that the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria Bracket bassiana has

Extracts of Diprion similis females contained about 15 ng of the sex pheromone precursor 3,7-dimethylpentadecan-2-ol per female.After derivatisation with TV CTRL PWR (S)-2-acetoxypropanoyl chloride, we found that the major stereoisomer in the extract was (2S,3R,7R)-3,7-dimethylpentadecan-2-ol.Small amounts of other stereoisomers of 3,7-dimethylpent

Background.New antiviral textiles for the protection and prevention of life-threatening viral diseases are needed.Graphene oxide derivatives are versatile substances that can be combined with fabrics by different green electrochemistry methods.Methods In this study, graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets were combined with textile samples to study GO antiv

Introduction Invasive mechanical ventilation usually uses a double limb circuit.However, those circuits are not standardized and usually come from different manufacturers with different lengths, diameters, compliances and resistances.Those differences can affect the delivered tidal volumes and pressures delivered to the patient.We aimed to test thr