“…Chadee and Lê Maitre (1990) (Marcolino, 2004). In spite of the wide geographical distribution in Brazil of nematode parasites known as responsible for deficiencies in intellectual and physical development, mainly of children (Pedrazzani et al, 1989), the mechanical transmission of their infectious forms by insects has been generaly overlooked (Thyssen et al, 2004). Thus, this study was carried out to evaluate the capacity of the Formicidae, including common household species, as the mechanical carriers of Ascaris lumbricoides (Nematoda) and Entamoeba coli (Protista).…”