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Tamara Nunes Lima-Camara1, Paulo Roberto Urbinatti1, Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto1.
Abstract
This is the description of how nine Aedes aegypti larvae were found in a natural breeding site in the Pinheiros neighborhood, city of Sao Paulo, SP, Southeastern Brazil. The record was conducted in December 2014, during an entomological surveillance program of dengue virus vectors, with an active search of potential breeding sites, either artificial or natural. FindingAe. aegypti larvae in a tree hole shows this species' ability to use both artificial and natural environments as breeding sites and habitats, which points towards the importance of maintaining continuous surveillance on this mosquito in all kinds of water-holding containers.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26982959 PMCID: PMC4794767 DOI: 10.1590/S1518-8787.2016050006245
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Saude Publica ISSN: 0034-8910 Impact factor: 2.106
FigureNatural breeding site with Ae. aegypti larvae. (A) Partial view of the tree located in a garden in the Pinheiros neighborhood, where the nine Ae. aegypti larvae were found. (B) Detail of the tree hole from where the larvae were collected.
FiguraCriadouro natural com larvas de Ae. aegypti. (A) Vista parcial da árvore localizada em jardim no bairro de Pinheiros, onde foram encontradas as nove larvas de Ae. aegypti. (B) Detalhe do oco de árvore onde as larvas foram coletadas.