Melissa Schreiner is an entomologist with the Colorado State University. She has expertise in the study of Triatomine bugs. This interview is a must-watch if you have questions about these pests or if you’re simply interested in learning more about them! On today’s edition of the Living The Wildlife Podcast, host and wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel is joined by Melissa to discuss the Triatomine bug (also widely known as Kissing Bugs) and Chagas Disease. Triatomine bugs are cone-nosed bugs, and blood suckers which can live indoors, in cracks and holes of substandard housing, or in a variety of outdoor settings that include: Beneath porchesBetween rocky structuresUnder cementIn rock, wood, brush piles, or beneath barkIn rodent nests or animal burrowsIn outdoor dog houses or kennelsIn chicken coops or houses Triatomine bugs are a type of reduviid bug that can carry Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease and are typically found in the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America (as far south as southern Argentina) #entomologystudy #entomology #chagas #rodentcontrol #rodentremoval #pestcontrol #pestcontrolservice #pest #termitecontrol #pestmanagement #bugs #termites #insects #bedbugs #pests #exterminating #exterminator #termite #ants #rats #mice #IntegratedPestManagement #IPM #pestcontrolnearme #holisticpestcontrol #naturalpestcontrol #mosquitocontrol #pestmanagement #antconrol #roachcontrol #roaches #cockroaches #ants #antcontrol #mosquito #mosquitoes #pestcontroltraining #pestcontrolconsulting #pestcontrolsales Stephen M. Vantassel, CWCP, ACE Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC Blog: https://wildlifecontrolconsultant.com/ Papers: https://kingsdivinity.academia.edu/StephenMVantassel Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxP_IBhnqcgvX_aRM4f91nQ Podcasts: https://pestgeekpodcast.com/stephen-vantassel/ Phone: 406-272-5323 Mtn Time Helping people resolve conflicts with wildlife through teaching, training, writing, and research Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC’s Living the Wildlife & Pest Geek Podcast DisclaimerAlways follow national, state, provincial and local laws when using pesticides and/or other control methods to manage pests.Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC, Pest Geeks Podcast, Living the Wild Life Podcast, Stephen M. Vantassel or their/his affiliates are not responsible for the follower’s use of the information provided here