Synthesis and Biological Activity of Fe (III) Acetate for Microbial Control at Breeding Sites of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Jéssica Verger Nardeli, Andréa Haruko Arakaki, Tiago André Denck Colman, Isaías Cabrini, José Augusto Teixeira, Claudio Teodoro De Carvalho, Eduardo José De Arruda
2018 Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry  
Unconventional approaches can be used control populations of disease-carrying insect to improve health, economic, social, and environmental standards. There is a need for prolonged reduction of vector populations, using low-toxicity and low-cost products in domestic settings. Metals such copper and iron have shown to be toxic to insect larvae, with a delay in reproduction, damage to the cells of the digestive system and the production of free radicals and oxidant species, resulting in tissue
more » ... age and death. To control insect breeding, we synthesized and characterized Fe (III) acetate via carbonate. Fe (III) acetate showed no toxic effect on mosquito larvae up to 1.000 mg L -1 , but was bactericidal for Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, mainly due to the action of Fe (III) acetate.
doi:10.17807/orbital.v10i5.1135 fatcat:5frcc6xhuzgy5i3jv7d6bc7jca