| [proposal for a predator for the destruction of triatoma infestans: tarentola mauritanica.] | the task of chagas disease control is overwhelming. one of the measures is the destruction of the bugs which act as vectors. in this paper the authors suggest trying this with a predator, a voracious insectivorous lizard, a kind of gecko: the tarentola mauritanica or moorish gecko. these geckos were transported fortuitously to argentina in cargoes of cork from their natural habitat, the mediterranean basin. they have adapted easily to their new environment. their ability to eat the kissing bug ( ... | 1980 | 22167700 |