Simulium spp. Control program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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95(supl.1): 211-4, 2000. tab, mapas
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in English
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RESUMO
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 percent of the state area, assisting about 3,500,000 inhabitants
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Main subject:
Simuliidae
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Bacillus thuringiensis
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Insect Control
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Insecticides
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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Congress and conference
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Emater/BR
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Universidade Federal de Santa maria. Centro de Tecnologia. Departamento de Hidráulica e Saneamento/BR
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secretaria da Saúde. Politica de Controle de Zoonoses e Vetores/BR
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