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They seem not to be the same things, since the article specifically mentions assassin bugs as being falsely identified as kissing bugs. It seems they belong to
by faitswulff 10y ago
They seem not to be the same things, since the article specifically mentions assassin bugs as being falsely identified as kissing bugs. It seems they belong to the same family of insect, however.
- mhurron 10y agohttp://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/gen_info/vectors/ http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/gen_info/vectors/ The CDC also lists them as the same thing. It is possible all these sources are right. There are many species of this pest and while all can carry the Chagas disease worm apparently only 5 of prime concern as an infection vector for humans. It could be that none of those 5 are called assassin bugs.