Larvicidal activity of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr and Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck essential oils and their antagonistic effects with temephos in resistant populations of Aedes aegypti

Larvicidal activity of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr and Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck essential oils and their antagonistic effects with temephos in resistant populations of Aedes aegypti

Environmentally friendly botanical larvicides are commonly considered as an alternative to synthetic larvicides against Aedes aegypti Linn. In addition, mosquito resistance to currently used larvicides has motivated research to find new compounds acting via different mechanisms of action, with the g...

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Main Authors: Adriana Faraco de Oliveira Araujo, João Tadeu Ribeiro-Paes, Juliana Telles de Deus, Sócrates Cabral de Holanda Cavalcanti, Rogéria de Souza Nunes, Péricles Barreto Alves, Maria de Lourdes da Graça Macoris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2016-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Syzygium aromaticum
Citrus sinensis
Aedes aegypti
vector control
larvicide
dengue
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