Effect of ivermectin on the life cycle and larval fat body of Culex quinquefasciatus

The present work investigated the behavior, survival rate and lethal effect of 1.5 ppb ivermectin on Culex quinquefasciatus larvae, based on morphological and biological parameters, and possible alterations of their fat body. Changes in the number of eggs/egg mass and length of the larval stage were...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stenio Nunes Alves, José Eduardo Serrão, Giovani Mocelin, Alan Lane de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2004-07-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000300014