LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Efficacy of commercial synthetic pyrethroids and organophosphates associations used to control Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Southern Brazil

Reginato, Caroline Zamperete; Cadore, Gustavo Cauduro; Menezes, Fernanda Rezer de; Sangioni, Luis Antonio; Vogel, Fernanda Silveira Flores.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 26 (4), 2017

Abstract This study evaluated the acaricidal efficiency of synthetic pyrethroids (SP) associated with organophosphates (OP) against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus populations in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil. Ticks were collected in 54 cattle farms and tested using in vitro adult i...

Acaricidas/administración & dosificación, Brasil, Insecticidas/administración & dosificación, Insecticidas/síntesis química, Organofosfatos/administración & dosificación, Piretrinas/administración & dosificación, Piretrinas/síntesis química, Rhipicephalus/efectos de los fármacos

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A potent larvicidal agent against Aedes aegypti mosquito from cardanol

ABSTRACT Cardanol is a constituent of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid that presents larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. The isolation of cardanol is somewhat troublesome, however, in this work we describe an efficient and inexpensive method to obtain it as a pure material. The compound was used as startin...