Due to their involvement in numerous biochemical pathways, neuropeptides have been the
focus of many recent research studies. Unfortunately, classic analytical methods, such as …

In the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus, events such as diuresis, antidiuresis, development and
reproduction are triggered by blood feeding. Hence, these events can be accurately timed …

Background Obligate blood-feeding insects obtain the nutrients and water necessary to
ensure survival from the vertebrate blood. The internal taste sensilla, situated in the pharynx …

The importance of Chagas disease motivated the scientific effort to obtain the complete
genomic sequence of the vector species Rhodnius prolixus, this information is also relevant …

The blood-sucking hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus is a vector of Chagas disease, one of the
most neglected tropical diseases affecting several million people, mostly in Latin America …

Behavioral flexibility is an important cornerstone for the ecological success of animals.
Social Cataglyphis nodus ants with their age‐related polyethism characterized by age …

Background Rhodnius prolixus has become a model for revealing the molecular bases of
insect sensory biology due to the publication of its genome and its well-characterized …

To grow and develop insects must undergo ecdysis. During this process, the individual
sheds the old cuticle to emerge as the following developmental stage. During ecdysis …

Neuropeptides are the most abundant and diverse signal molecules in insects. They act as
neurohormones and neuromodulators to regulate the physiology and behavior of insects …

Aedes aegypti is a model species in which the endogenous regulation of odor-mediated
host seeking behavior has received some attention. Sugar feeding and host seeking in …