Losses caused by the parasitism by ticks in cattle are estimated at 3.24 billion dollars annually in Brazil, largely due to procedural errors, such as the systematic and often inappropriate use of acaricides, resulting in selection and proliferation of populations of acaricide-resistant ticks. In addition, there is a growing demand for new alternatives in pest control, aiming at minimum use of chemicals, in order to preserve the environment and ensure residue-free food. In this context, biologic

Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2014

The project consists of studying the parasitic communities of fish species such as catfish and scales fish in the Amazon River system. The main points of analysis are the description of these parasitic communities, description of new species and checking whether the size of the host fish has an influence on the abundance of these parasites, their diversity, seasonal variation and their dispersion in the fish. The parasitic communities of different species of fish will be compared, as well as

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2016