Acute Sublethal Heat Stress Impairs Blood Feeding and Trypanosome Infection in the Kissing Bug, Rhodnius prolixus
Syeda Farjana Hoque, Paige Crawford, Ann Miller, Joshua Tompkin, Milad Ahmed, Asima Das, César González Zermeño, Noelia Marina Lander, Joshua B. Benoit
This study shows that acute heat stress reduces blood feeding and Trypanosome infection in Rhodnius prolixus, with recovery improving these outcomes.
Journal of Medical Entomology · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology