Efficacy of two organophosphorus insecticides, Reldan & Dursban against the larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 117, Issue JAN., 2003, Pages 25-29

  Kakyanasundaram, M ^a   Jambulingam, P ^a   Sahu, S S ^a   Bhoopathi Doss, P S ^a   Amalraj, D Dominic ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Dursban; Organophosphorus insecticides; Reldan

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; CHLORPYRIFOS METHYL; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; LARVA; LC 50; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES HABITAT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHLORPYRIFOS; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; INSECTICIDES; LARVA;

EID: 0038016618     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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