Insecticide susceptibility of Phlebotomus papatasi to organochlorine, organophosphate & carbamate compounds in some arid areas of western Rajasthan

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 103, Issue FEB., 1996, Pages 91-93

  Singh, Karam V ^a   Bansal, S K ^a  

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Insecticide susceptibility; P. papatasi; Probit analysis; Resistance

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; FENITROTHION; MALATHION; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PROPOXUR;

ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMUS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; CARBAMATES; DESERT CLIMATE; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHLEBOTOMUS;

EID: 0030056252     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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