Survey of cyclopids (Crustacea, Copepoda) in Brazil and preliminary screening of their potential as dengue vector predators

INTRODUCTION: Cyclopid copepods are known to be good mosquito controllers, specially as regards the larvae of the dengue vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae.albopictus.MATERIAL AND METHOD: The objective of the study was to survey the local copepod fauna and search for new strains of M.longisetus var.longisetus, comparing the potential of the samples found

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