Autor(es)Ahantarig, Arunee; Chantawat, Nantarat; Waterfield, Nicholas R.; ffrench-Constant, Richard; Kittayapong, Pattamaporn

ResumoWe have evaluated Photorhabdus insect-related protein (Pir) from Photorhabdus asymbiotica against dengue vectors. PirAB shows larvicidal activity against both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus larvae but did not affect the Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides predator. PirAB expressed the strongest toxicity compared to PirA, PirB, or the mixture of PirA plus PirB. Whether the presence of an enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence in PirAB, but not in PirA, PirB, or the mixture of PirA plus PirB, has any impact on biological control efficacy needs further investigation.

Palavras-ChaveBiological control; Toxicants; Microbiology; Pesticides; Larvae; Vectors; Pest control; Toxicity; Aquatic insects; Dengue; Larvicides

ImprentaApplied and Environmental Microbiology, v. 75, n. 13, p. 4627-4629, 2009.

DescritoresAedes aegypti - Proteins ; Aedes aegypti - Larvicide ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue

Data de Publicação:2009