Triatoma dimidiata
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Triatoma dimidiata adult (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Felipe Guhl
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author(s): Felipe Guhl
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Triatoma dimidiata (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): David Giesbrecht
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author(s): David Giesbrecht
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811)
This bug is an important vector of Chagas disease (caused by Trypanosoma cruzi) in Central America, together with Rhodnius prolixus. It feeds on humans and animals like dogs, chicken, squirrels and possums. Infestations are often associated with the structure of the houses and the surrounding environment like the presence of domestic animals or hiding places like piles of rocks.
In some areas T. dimidiata is confined to domestic environments, while in others it infests houses on a temporary or seasonal basis. In the latter case control is much more difficult.
Synonyms:
Reduvius dimidiatus
