BIOECOLOGIA DO AEDES AEGYPTI

THE BIOECOLOGY OF AEDES AEGYPTI: Bioecological aspects of Aedes aegypti are presented and the relationship of this species to the environment and to man are discussed on the basis of its adaptive peculiarities. The evolution of this Aedini mosquito towards synantropy has been remarkable and has resulted in one of the Culicidae species most closely associated with man. The fight against this vector is a challenging task seeing that the successes necessarily require the breaking of very well-established ecological links. KEY WORD: Aedes aegypti, bioecology, control.