Methods and procedures used in Aedes aegypti control in the successful campaign for yellow fever prophylaxis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1928 and 1929.

Objective: to review the challenges and procedures used in Aedes aegypti control and the characteristics of the epidemics in the successful campaign, led by Clementino Fraga, for yellow fever control in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1928 and 1929, before the vaccine (1937) and DDT (1947).

Methods: a literature review was conducted by searching official reports, scientific journals and historic textbooks on this subject.

Results: the A.

Aedes aegypti eggs oviposited on water surface collected from field ovitraps in Nova Iguaçu City, Brazil.

Introduction: Aedes aegypti eggs can be collected from the water surface.

Methods: Aedes aegypti oviposition from 97 field ovitraps was studied.

Results: Of the 16,016 eggs collected, 11,439 were obtained from paddles in ovitraps and 4,577 from water.