 Bovaria basciana is a fungus that can kill triatoma infestans, a species of blood-sucking bug that transmits chagas disease. This fungus was encapsulated in an alginate shell and tested for its ability to control the spread of pyrethrid resistant tea. Infestans nymphs. The encapsulated fungus proved more effective at killing the bugs than the unencapsulated version, and it also maintained its viability over time. Encapsulating the fungus in alginate shells may provide a cost-effective way to reduce the spread of chagas disease by controlling the population of pyrethrid-resistant tea infestans. This article was authored by Linda Vanessa Baldiviso, Lucia Beatriz Niva, Nicolas Pedrini, and others.