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

Table 6

Effect of oral or topical TFM administration on oocyte development inside treated Rhodnius prolixus adult females. Control insects were fully engorged on defibrinated rabbit blood only, whereas experimental insects were fed with blood containing 3 μL TFM/mL blood (oral) or directly received 3 μL TFM on the dorsal surface of the abdomen immediately after feeding (topical). Insects were kept for 5 days and dissected and then oocytes were counted and measured with the aid of a stereomicroscope. Values are means ± SEM of at least three experiments with 10 insects each. Asterisk denotes differences between control and experimental groups (unpaired -test, < 0.05).

TFM treatment	Oocytes
	Number	Length
Control	5 ± 1	1.95 ± 0.02
Oral	9 ± 2	1.87 ± 0.03
Topical	4 ± 2	1.78 ± 0.06