Paradoxical effects of simulated larviciding on production of adult mosquitoes.
Autor(es): Agudelo-Silva F; Spielman A
Resumo: We determined whether simulated mortality of larval mosquitoes in food-deprived bodies of water increases emergence of adult females as well as their size by releasing the remaining larvae from competition for food. Removal of larval Aedes aegypti from rearing containers with suboptimal amounts of food increased the number of adults that emerged. Thus, larvicidal measures do not inevitably lead to reduced numbers of mosquito vectors of disease. In food-limiting breeding sites, partially effective anti-larvae measures can be counterproductive, perhaps increasing transmission of vector-borne disease.
Imprenta: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 33, n. 6, p. 1267-1269, 1984
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.1267
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Transmission ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 1984
