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

Table 2

Evaluation of topical treatment with TFM on Rhodnius prolixus adult female mortality and reproduction. Doses from 0.1 to 10 µL of Starycide per insect were applied directly to the dorsal surface of the abdomen immediately after feeding of experimental insects. Control insects received no TFM. Superscript letters show differences between treated and control insects: ; ; (unpaired -test). Values are means ± SD of at least three experiments with 10 insects each.

Groups	Mortality		Oviposition, number of eggs per female	Egg hatching, treated females (%)
	1 day after treatment (%)	30 days after feeding (%)
Control	6 ± 3	23 ± 3	60 ± 6	70 ± 20
0.1 µL	50 ± 10	86 ± 6	56 ± 7	60 ± 20
0.5 µL	73 ± 3	93 ± 1	40 ± 5	26 ± 9
1 µL	76 ± 5	96 ± 1	23 ± 4	13 ± 3
10 µL	90 ± 3	96 ± 3	20 ± 3	9 ± 2