Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti (L) to the insect growth regulators diflubenzuron and methoprene in Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 612-616

  Da Silva, Juliana Junqueira ^a   Mendes, Júlio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Diflubenzuron; Insect growth regulators; Methoprene; Residual effect

Indexed keywords

DIFLUBENZURON; METHOPRENE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG FORMULATION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH REGULATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECT; LARVAL STAGE; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38349092694     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000600002     Document Type: Article

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