http://lattes.cnpq.br/9866099252221784 Maria Helena Silva-Filha is a researcher from the Department of Entomology of Instituto Aggeu Magalhaes, a unit of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Brazil, commencing there in 1997. She has a doctorate in the action of mosquitocidal toxins produced by entomopathogenic bacteria, (Université Pierre et Marie Curie/Institut Pasteur, Paris). Significant research topics include: the mode of action of microbial larvicides, characterization of mosquito resistance to their insecticidal toxins, and management strategies for their rational use. Over the last 30 years, this group has produced publications on this field in order to support the sustainable utilization of microbial larvicides for mosquito control.