Thiosemicarbazones as Aedes aegypti larvicidal

João Bosco P da Silva1, Daniela Maria do A F Navarro1, Aluizio G da Silva1

  • 1Departamento de Química Fundamental, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil.

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