The search for new compounds to eliminate Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae is a strategy used by several researchers. Brazil, for example, has been facing major problems due to the high number of cases of arboviruses transmitted ...

The use of insecticides is indispensable for the control of vectors. Since the 1960s, organophosphates are applied against populations of Aedes aegypti. With the indiscriminate use of these substances during a long period ...

Curcumin is a Photosensitizer (PS) used for microbial inactivation when light is applied. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is a promising approach for treatment of bacterial infections, combining a PS + light to ...