Impact of moisture on survival of Aedes aegypti eggs and ovicidal activity of Metarhizium anisopliae under laboratory conditions

The effect of relative humidity (43%, 75%, 86% and > 98%) on Aedes aegypti eggs treated with Metarhizium anisopliae or water only was tested for up to a six months exposure at 25ºC. Survival of larvae inside eggs was clearly affected by the lowest humidity (43%) tested, and eclosion diminished at...

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Main Authors: C Luz, MHH Tai, AH Santos, HHG Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
egg
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000200016