Dengue is a viral systemic disease caused by an arboviral of Flaviviridae family, affecting about a 100 million cases per year in Brazil. It is endemic in tropical regions such as Southeast Asia, South Pacific, East Africa, Caribbean and Latin America. The disease is transmitted by Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), a mosquito that is the main target for the disease control through strategies ranging from the larval to the adult combat. The larvicides commonly used to combat the vector, besides being toxic, present drop in larvicide efficacy since the A. aegypti larvae has developed resistance to these products. Thus, the search for new active principles that are effective in combating the mosquito is required. In this sense, Agave si...