About the Authors

Simon L. Elliot

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Juliana de O. Rodrigues

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Marcelo G. Lorenzo

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Olindo A. Martins-Filho

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Alessandra A. Guarneri

guarneri@cpqrr.fiocruz.br

Affiliation Centro de Pesquisa René Rachou, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SLE MGL AAG. Performed the experiments: JdOR AAG. Analyzed the data: SLE JdOR OAMF AAG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MGL OAMF AAG. Wrote the paper: SLE MGL AAG. Obtained permission for use of animal: AAG.