Toxorhynchites Violaceus
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1. Aedes aegypti survival in the presence of Toxorhynchites violaceus (Diptera: Culicidae) fourth instar larvae
The mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) is the main vector of dengue and yellow fever viruses. Different methods have been used to control A. aegypti, including chemical and biological tools. However, chemical control can lead to a subsequent increase in the mosquitoes' insecticide resistance, and biological control represents an important method as an a
Zoologia (Curitiba). Publicado em: 2011-08
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2. Ocorrência de Toxorhynchites (Diptera, Culicidae) em Mata Atlântica, Viçosa, MG, e predação de T. violaceus sobre larvas de Aedes aegypti / Occurrence of Toxorhynchites (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Atlantic Forest at Viçosa, MG, and predation of T. vilolaceus on Aedes aegypti larvae
Toxorhynchites are long legs Culicidae. Their larvae are aquatic predators that feed on invertebrate immatures, mainly mosquito larvae, in natural or artificial water reservoirs or ponds, where larvae of mosquito disease vectors develop. Toxorhynchites adults feed exclusively on carbohydrates, what make them incapables of transmitting pathogens to human bein
Publicado em: 2008