Triflumuron Effects on the Physiology and Reproduction of Rhodnius prolixus Adult Females

Figure 1

Effect of oral or topical TFM treatment on insect weight of Rhodnius prolixus adult females after blood feeding. Control insects were fully engorged on defibrinated rabbit blood only, whereas experimental insects were fed with blood containing 1 μL TFM/mL blood (oral) or directly received 1 μL TFM on the dorsal surface of the abdomen immediately after feeding (topical). Insects were weighted before (unfed) and at different times after blood feeding. Values are means ± SEM of one experiment with 18 insects each. Asterisk marks denote differences between control and experimental groups (unpaired -test, , ).