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REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 612-616Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA MEDICINA TROPICAL
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822007000600002
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Aedes aegypti; insectgrowth regulators; diflubenzuron; methoprene residual effect
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Aedes aegypti (L) (Diptera: Culicidae) was reared in several concentrations of diflubenzuron and methoprene under laboratory conditions in Uberlandia, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Characteristics such as LC50 and LC95, the susceptibility of immature stages of different ages to these insect growth regulators and their residual effects were studied. The LC50 and LC95 of diflubenzuron and methoprene were 5.19 and 12.24 ppb; 19.95 and 72.08 ppb, respectively. While diflubenzuron caused great mortality in all larval instars, methoprene was more effective when the mosquito was exposed from the start of the fourth larval instar onwards. Commercial concentrations of these two insect growth regulators close to LC95 presented greater residual activity than did their respective technical formulations. The parameters were compared with those obtained elsewhere. The characteristics investigated here indicate that these insect growth regulators are effective alternatives for controlling the dengue vector in the Uberlandia region.
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