ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN TEACHING GEOGRAPHY: MONITORING OF ARBOVIRUSES (VECTORS) USING OVITRAP TRAPS

Abstract

Dengue is an acute febrile disease transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito. The objective of this work was to monitor arboviruses (vectors), weekly, using Ovitrap traps and to develop Environmental Education activities at the School of Basic Education of the Federal University of Uberlândia (ESEBA/UFU), from May 2022 to December 2022. The methodology was divided into 4 (four) stages: the 1st stage) were the weekly meetings for training and orientation of the scholarship holders; 2nd stage) was the installation and monitoring of the ovitraps; 3rd stage) were the activities of Environmental Education for Dengue and application of the game “Geodama” (for 7th grade students) and 4th stage) was the identification of larvae and pupae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. It is concluded that the PIBIC, through the arbovirus monitoring project using ovitrap traps, expanded the development of various activities within the school, concomitant with the syllabus of Geography, contributing to greater awareness of dengue prevention and Environmental Education.