Simulium spp. control program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Insects of the Simuliidae family have been the object of control in Rio Grande do Sul since the 70s. Their constant attacks became a social-economical problem as well as a problem of Public Health, with serious consequences to men and to the economy of the areas in which the insects develop. At firs...
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| author | Lucia Beatriz LF Mardini Maria Amélia N Torres Geraldo Lopes da Silveira Ana Maria V Atz |
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| description | Insects of the Simuliidae family have been the object of control in Rio Grande do Sul since the 70s. Their constant attacks became a social-economical problem as well as a problem of Public Health, with serious consequences to men and to the economy of the areas in which the insects develop. At first, the control was done with a chemical larvicide Themephos ABATE 500 E, but an imperfect measuring of outflow to determine the quantity of the product made Simulium spp. resistant to it. From 1983 on, following a study of a new method for the outflow measuring, we started to use a biological larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis based. The biological control uses the new method in 36.4% of the state area, assisting about 3,500,000 inhabitants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd36d843dc6d4f598af184316838e5852023-09-03T09:14:34ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602000-01-019521121410.1590/S0074-02762000000700036Simulium spp. control program in Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilLucia Beatriz LF MardiniMaria Amélia N TorresGeraldo Lopes da SilveiraAna Maria V AtzInsects of the Simuliidae family have been the object of control in Rio Grande do Sul since the 70s. Their constant attacks became a social-economical problem as well as a problem of Public Health, with serious consequences to men and to the economy of the areas in which the insects develop. At first, the control was done with a chemical larvicide Themephos ABATE 500 E, but an imperfect measuring of outflow to determine the quantity of the product made Simulium spp. resistant to it. From 1983 on, following a study of a new method for the outflow measuring, we started to use a biological larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis based. The biological control uses the new method in 36.4% of the state area, assisting about 3,500,000 inhabitants.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000700036Simulium spp.biological controlBacillus turingiensis serovar israelensisRio Grande do SulBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Lucia Beatriz LF Mardini Maria Amélia N Torres Geraldo Lopes da Silveira Ana Maria V Atz Simulium spp. control program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Simulium spp. biological control Bacillus turingiensis serovar israelensis Rio Grande do Sul Brazil |
| title | Simulium spp. control program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| title_full | Simulium spp. control program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Simulium spp. control program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulium spp. control program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| title_short | Simulium spp. control program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| title_sort | simulium spp control program in rio grande do sul brazil |
| topic | Simulium spp. biological control Bacillus turingiensis serovar israelensis Rio Grande do Sul Brazil |
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