Efficacy of synthetic pyrethroid and propoxur aerosol in the control of German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blatellidae) in cookhouses.
J Vector Borne Dis
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2005 Sep; 42(3): 117-21
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
A field trial was carried out in cookhouses in an urban area to evaluate the efficacy of synthetic pyrethroid (0.02% deltamethrin + 0.13% allethrin) and propoxur aerosols (2%) in the control of German cockroaches (Blatella germanica).METHODS:
A total of six cookhouses were selected by simple random sampling method (two each for the two insecticide treatments and two for control).RESULTS:
It was observed that 89.36-87.8 and 77.95-59.74% reductions were achieved with propoxur and synthetic pyrethroid treatment respectively by first week post-treatment. The reduction in propoxur treated areas by eight weeks post-treatment was 82.98-76.13%, whereas the reduction in the same time period in synthetic pyrethroid treated areas ranged from 14.36% to an increase in density by a phenomenal 157.86% in one of the treated sites. INTERPRETATION ANDCONCLUSION:
The study reports the efficacy of propoxur aerosol (2%) treatment over synthetic pyrethroid (0.02% deltamethrin + 0.13% allethrin) in the control of cockroach infestation in cookhouses in urban area.
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Main subject:
Propoxur
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Pyrethrins
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Restaurants
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Time Factors
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Population Density
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Cockroaches
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Aerosols
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India
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Insecticides
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Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Vector Borne Dis
Journal subject:
Parasitology
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Tropical Medicine
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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