Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2000 · 15 citations · 4 references
Life SciencesEntomologyAgricultural EntomologyBiological ControlInsect PathologyBiological Pest ControlInsect MonitoringInvasive Insect ManagementPest ControlPest ManagementQuarantine EntomologyBacillus Thuringiensis-based ControlBacterial Larvicide ControlBiological Control EfficacyBiological Control Of InsectsBiological LarvicidesInsect Infestation ControlInsect Pest ControlInsect Pest Management
Insects of the Simuliidae family have been the object of control in Rio Grande do Sul since the 70s. Their constant attacks became a social-economical problem as well as a problem of Public Health, with serious consequences to men and to the economy of the areas in which the insects develop. At first, the control was done with a chemical larvicide Themephos ABATE 500 E, but an imperfect measuring of outflow to determine the quantity of the product made Simulium spp. resistant to it. From 1983 on, following a study of a new method for the outflow measuring, we started to use a biological larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis based. The biological control uses the new method in 36.4% of the state area, assisting about 3,500,000 inhabitants.
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