Introduction:

temefos is the most widely used product for focal treatment. It exists in different formulations and is applied for drinking water tanks, in the form of sand-like granules at a concentration of 1 %.

Objective:

to determine the duration of temefos effectiveness, in its Costa Rican formulation Biolarv G1, in a Matanzas population of Culex quinquefasciatus.

Materials and methods:

a laboratory bioassay was performed, using the F1 of a Matanzas strain of Culex quinquefasciatus, which was subjected to the effects of Biolarv G1, lot 1180829. Three variants of drinking water replacement were used.

Results:

the effectiveness was 100% of larval mortality until the 7th day when 100 % of wáter was replaced. For the replacement of 50 % of water, average mortality was 97.5 % from the 1st to the 17th day. In the case of 30 % water replacement, mortality was 100 % up to the 27th day.

Conclusions:

it was shown that temefos, in its formulation Biolarv G1, can be more effective in replacements of 30 % of water, with a durability of about 30 days, which facilitates the protection of reservoirs during work cycles designed for surveillance and anti-vector control in Cuba.

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