Abstract
The insecticide resistance in Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) was detected in different areas of its geographical distribution. The mechanisms of resistance involved can affect different biological processes in addition to toxicological ones. Previous studies showed that reproductive efficiency was modified in resistant females compared to susceptible ones. The objective of this study was to compare the autogenic capacity and subsequent reproductive potential between deltamethrin-resistant and susceptible T. infestans. For each toxicological phenotype, pairs were formed between unfed adult females and recently fed adult male, which were separated after confirming copulation. Females were observed weekly until death, and reproductive parameters (initiation of mating, initiation of oviposition, fecundity, fertility and period between mating and initiation of oviposition) were recorded. Females from both toxicological phenotypes showed autogenic capacity. However, a lower proportion of deltamethrin-resistant unfed females laid eggs. Autogenic females showed a higher nutritional status than non-autogenic ones. No other differences in reproductive parameters were found between resistant and susceptible autogenic females. The possible mechanisms underlying the differences observed and their consequences on the spread of resistance are discussed. This is the first report describing the effect of pyrethroid resistance on T. infestans autogeny.
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