Development of malathion resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 103, Issue FEB., 1996, Pages 84-90

  Gopalan, N ^a,b   Prakash, S ^a   Bhattacharya, B K ^a   Anand, O P ^a   Rao, K M ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Entomology Division   (India)

Author keywords

Biotic potential; Cross resistance; Culex quinquefasciatus; Malathion resistance; Synergism

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; MALATHION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PROPOXUR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CROSS RESISTANCE; CULEX; DRUG RESISTANCE; LARVA; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CHLORPYRIFOS; CULEX; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALATHION; PROPOXUR;

EID: 0030047603     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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