Stage-specific mean development time (average time in stage, in days), and stage-specific probability of survival to the next stage of <i>Triatoma infestans</i>; <i>G</i>_<i>i</i> and <i>P</i>_<i>i</i> were calculated with Eqs 3 and 4, respectively.

<p>N1—N5 refers to nymphs stage 1 through stage 5.</p><p>The data of the mean time in stage <i>i</i> and the survival from stage <i>i</i> to stage <i>i</i>+1 was obtained from several of bibliographic sources (see Table A in <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003778#pntd.0003778.s002" target="_blank">S2 File</a>).</p><p>Stage-specific mean development time (average time in stage, in days), and stage-specific probability of survival to the next stage of <i>Triatoma infestans</i>; <i>G</i>_<i>i</i> and <i>P</i>_<i>i</i> were calculated with Eqs <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003778#pntd.0003778.e003" target="_blank">3</a> and <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003778#pntd.0003778.e004" target="_blank">4</a>, respectively.