Teflubenzuron as a tool for control of trichodinids in freshwater fish: Acute toxicity and in vivo efficacy

- TFB was effective on Trichodina heterodentata control in Piaractus mesopotamicus.
- TFB was effective on T. magna, T. compacta e T. centrostrigeata in Oreochomis niloticus.
- The most effective TFB concentration was those which obtained the higher survival rate.
- TFB has not caused physical and chemical alterations on the water during the treatment.
- TFB was practically non-toxic for O. niloticus and P. mesopotamicus.