Larvicide
A larvicide is a poison used to kill the larvae of insects or mites . Larvicides are pesticides .
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Larvicides are produced chemically or biologically. Chemical larvicides such as the active ingredient cyromazine are z. B. used to suppress fly larvae in stables.
Well-known larvicidal agents are
- the hormonal development inhibitor methoprene , which is often used to control fleas and fire ants , and
- the organophosphate Temefos (trade name Abate ), which is used to control the yellow fever mosquito ( Stegomyia aegypti ), the carrier of yellow fever and dengue fever as well as the crustaceans that transmit the guinea worm .
An example of a biological larvicide is CULINEX consisting of proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis is prepared that specifically the larvae of mosquitoes and blackflies kill.