title: Larvicidal activity and effects on post embrionary development of laboratory reared Musca domestica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Muscidae), treated with Brevibacillus laterosporus (Laubach) spore suspensions.
abstract: The application of a spore suspension of Brevibacillus laterosporus (Laubach) (strain Bon707), at a concentration of 1.94×10(9)CFU/mL in the diet, induced a level of 70% mortality in larvae of Musca domestica. No sublethal effects, upon feeding activity or development were recorded. However, electron microscopic examination of the digestive tract of larvae fed with B. laterosporus, revealed cellular vacuolization and cytoplasmic disorganization.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Forense, Pavilhão Herman Lent, Sala 14, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21040-360, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vitor Dos S B
authors.initials: VDSB
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Forense, Pavilhão Herman Lent, Sala 14, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21040-360, Brazil.
authors.forename: Isadora da S
authors.initials: IDS
authors.lastname: Barcellos
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Forense, Pavilhão Herman Lent, Sala 14, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21040-360, Brazil.
authors.forename: Isabel N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Carramaschi
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Vigilância Entomológica em Díptera e Hemíptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Av. Brazil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21040-360, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jacenir R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Santos-Mallet
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Forense, Pavilhão Herman Lent, Sala 14, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21040-360, Brazil.
authors.forename: Margareth M C
authors.initials: MMC
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Forense, Pavilhão Herman Lent, Sala 14, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21040-360, Brazil. Electronic address: vzahner@fiocruz.br.
authors.forename: Viviane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zahner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058675:Brevibacillus; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D006793:Houseflies / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial
keywords: Biological control; Brevibacillus laterosporus; Musca domestica; Public health