Control of Aedes aegypti with temephos in a Buenos Aires cemetery, Argentina

Revista de Saúde Pública

Darío Vezzani¹  Stella Maris Velázquez¹  Nicolás Schweigmann¹ 

[1] ,Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Departamento de Ecología, Genética y EvoluciónBuenos Aires,Argentina

关键词: Aedes;    Temephos;    Vector control;    Mosquito control;    Insect vectors;    Insecticide resistance;    Aedes;    Temefós;    Controle de vetores;    Controle de mosquitos;    Insetos vetores;    Resistência a inseticidas;    Aedes;    Temefós;    Control de vectores;    Control de mosquitos;    Insectos vectores;    Resistencia a insecticidas;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-89102004000500020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The efficacy of a larvicide, temephos, for controlling Ae. aegypti was evaluated in a cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Breeding sites decreased from 18.4% in the first study period (Nov 1998 to May 1999, without temephos) to 2.2% in the second period (Nov 1999 to May 2000, two applications), and to 0.05% in the third one (Nov 2000 to May 2001, five applications). Ovitraps with eggs decreased from 17% in the first period to 5.8% in the second period, and to 2.9% in the third one. Results suggest that, in Buenos Aires, Ae. aegypti populations are highly susceptible to temephos. It is recommended to limit the use of temephos to prevent potential epidemics rather than for routine control.

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