title: Occurrence of Lepidopterism caused by the moth Hylesia nigricans (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.
abstract: Lepidopterism by Hylesia nigricans (Berg) moth is recorded for the first time in southern Brazil. Preventive strategies of control are proposed based on information on the biology and ecology of this moth.
authors.affiliation: Lab. Ecologia de Insetos, Depto. Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Univ. Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS.
authors.forename: Cristiano A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Iserhard
authors.forename: Lucas A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kaminski
authors.forename: Maria O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.forename: Eduardo C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Helena P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Romanowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009036:Moths / Q000145:classification*; D010944:Plants / Q000469:parasitology*; D011155:Population Control / Q000379:methods; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012744:Sex Ratio