Effects of ivermectin on Culex quinquefasciatus larvae Efeitos da ivermectina em larvas de Culex quinquefasciatus

The effects of ivermectin, a semi-synthetic drug widely used for treatment of livestock parasitic diseases, were observed on Culex quinquefasciatus larvae. Toxic effects and mortality evaluation were carried out after 5, 15, 30 and 60 minutes of exposure to 1, 5 or 10 ppm of ivermectin solutions. Ob...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Ricardo Miguel Costa de Freitas, Mágda de Abreu Faria, Stênio Nunes Alves, Alan Lane de Melo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1996-08-01
Subjects:	Culex quinquefasciatus Ivermectin Control Larvae mortality
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651996000400010