Samara Costa

Genome of <i>Rhodnius prolixus</i> , an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

Rafael D. Mesquita, Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral, Carl Lowenberger et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 363 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Immunology +17

Everybody loves sugar: first report of plant feeding in triatomines

Héctor Díaz-Albiter, Tainá Neves Ferreira, Samara Costa et al. · Parasites & Vectors · 2016 · 56 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Entomology +16

Molecular and biological features of <scp><i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i></scp> homozygous larvae for two <i>cqm1</i> alleles that confer resistance to <i>Lysinibacillus sphaericus</i> larvicides

Heverly Suzany Gouveia Menezes, Nathaly Alexandre do Nascimento, Milena de Paiva-Cavalcanti et al. · Pest Management Science · 2021 · 40 citations

Life Sciences, Entomology, Genetics +15

Transmission blocking sugar baits for the control of Leishmania development inside sand flies using environmentally friendly beta-glycosides and their aglycones

Tainá Neves Ferreira, Daniela de Pita-Pereira, Samara Costa et al. · Parasites & Vectors · 2018 · 37 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Entomology +16

Second Blood Meal by Female<i> Lutzomyia longipalpis</i>: Enhancement by Oviposition and Its Effects on Digestion, Longevity, and<i> Leishmania</i> Infection

Caroline da Silva Moraes, Kelsilândia Aguiar-Martins, Samara Costa et al. · BioMed Research International · 2018 · 31 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Zoology +17