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Dengue is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti in over 100 countries in the intertropical band in the world and the main forms of control are antivectorial actions. In this paper, ultrastructural changes caused by diflubenzuron (DFB) are presented. The experiments were performed with 3rd instar larvae of Ae. aegypti with DFB at concentrations of 0.1 and 1 ?g/mL. After 24h of exposure, larvae were collected, fixed, dehydrated, embedded, cut, contrasted with uranyl acetate and 3% lead citrate and examined under the electron microscope. Ultrastructural alterations caused by the diflubenzuron inhibitory activity were observed in the cuticle and in the midgut of Ae. aegypti larvae treated with 0.1 and 1 ?g/mL, for 24 hours. The alterations observed by scanning microscopy included higher number of bristles, which were thinner and longer than the controls and exhibited a coiling pattern in the intersegmental grooves. Transmission electron microscopy analysis revealed that the epicuticle almost came entirely off the new epicuticle and had no points of reinforcements commonly found in the control. The midgut cells of the larvae treated with diflubenzuron presented a spongy skeleton and in the ultrathin sections, the cells showed intense vacuolation and damage, however with secretion vesicles present and mitochondria preserved. These studies indicate that the diflubenzuron can also act in the midgut cells, being a promising product for use in Ae. aegypti control. This study showed that the DFB interferes with the process of ecdysis, prevents the release of the old cuticle that accumulates in the intersegmental spaces and strangle the segmental portions in a successive and cumulative process, blocked the changes, causing the death of the larva. It also acts destroying the midgut cells.

MECANISMOS DA AÇÃO LARVICIDA DO DIFLUBENZURON SOBRE Aedes aegypti EVIDENCIADOS PELAS ALTERAÇÕES ULTRAESTRUTURAIS