| the entomopathogenic potential of aspergillus spp. in mosquitoes vectors of tropical diseases. | eleven strains of the most frequent aspergillus species found in a survey of brazilian mosquitoes collected in the states of minas gerais and rio de janeiro, brazil, were used for bioassays in second-stage larvae of aedes fluviatilis and culex quinquefasciatus. aspergillus ochraceus, a. kanagawaensis and one strain of a. sulphureus were most effective, causing mortality in at least 80% of the larvae of the two mosquito species tested. variations in entomopathogenic capacity were observed in the ... | 2001 | 11314246 |