Assessing the efficacy of two new formulations of larvicide pyriproxyfen for the control of Aedes aegypti using dissemination stations in two sites of Rio de Janeiro city

BACKGROUND Aedes aegypti is the primary transmitter of several arbovirus with great impact in human health. Controlling vector mosquitoes is an essential and complex task. One promising control method is to use mosquitoes as a vehicle to disseminate tiny particles of juvenile-killing insecticides, s...

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Main Authors: Rosilene de Alcântara Pinto, Luiz Guilherme Soares da Rocha Bauzer, Demetrio Tederiche Borges, José Bento Pereira Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2020-10-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762020000100348&tlng=en