Susceptibility status of Phlebotomus argentipes to DDT, dieldrin and malathion in Hoogly, West Bengal.
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ABSTRACT
Susceptibility tests were carried out with DDT (4%), dieldrin (0.4%) and malathion (5%) using the WHO test kits against Phlebotomus argentipes sandflies collected from Dankuni, situated in Hoogly district, 21 km from Calcutta, West Bengal. P. argentipes was found to be susceptible to all the three insecticides tested. LT 50 was calculated to be 10.6 minutes, 10.2 minutes and 2.8 minutes for DDT, dieldrin and malathion against the flies.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Phlebotomus
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Time Factors
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DDT
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Dieldrin
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India
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Animals
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Malathion
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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