Insecticide susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti to DDT and dieldrin in desert and non-desert parts of Rajasthan

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-116

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

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Ae. aegypti; Desert; Insecticides; Non desert; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN;

DDT; DESERT; DIELDRIN; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DESERT; DISEASE CARRIER; INDIA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

INDIA; RAJASTHAN;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 0037277489     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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