Genotoxicity of dillapiole -butyl ether in mice for the control of .

and are vectors of arboviruses and have different levels of resistance to synthetic insecticides, such as the organophosphate temephos, according to their area of occurrence. As an alternative, there are semisynthetic substances with potential insecticidal effect; however, they need to be fully tested by an effective method for the mosquito control. The semi-synthetic dillapiole butyl ether exhibits toxic ovicidal and larvicidal activity in both mosquito species.

Field evaluation of sticky BR-OVT traps to collect culicids eggs and adult mosquitoes inside houses.

Introduction: Culex quinquefasciatus is a mosquito of importance to public health, as it represents a real and/or potential risk for the transmission of pathogens to humans, such as some arthropod-borne viruses and nematodes that cause filariasis. In Brazil, three municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Recife (RMR) that are endemic for lymphatic filariasis conducted control actions targeting this vector. With the goal of contributing novel C.