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

• 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 in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1996
• Subjects: Culex quinquefasciatus; Ivermectin; Control; Larvae mortality; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Alta; Arctic; Droga
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651996000400010; https://doaj.org/article/efc59f1fd7854920b42e5e0d2c7de4a0

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...