Table 5 Natural T. cruzi and T. rangeli infectiona in relationship to the population structure of 300 sylvatic R. ecuadoriensis collected in 13 localities from Loja province, Ecuador
| Triatomine Instar | n |
T. cruzi only % |
T. rangeli only % |
T. cruzi&T. rangeli mixed % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 83 | 67.5 | 4.8 | 7.2 |
| Female | 76 | 69.7 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| N V | 53 | 50.9 | 11.3 | 17.0 |
| N IV | 40 | 42.5 | 17.5 | 2.5 |
| N III | 48 | 35.4 | 12.5 | 2.1 |
| Total | 300 | 56.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 |