Relative susceptibility of some common mosquito vector larvae to synthetic insecticidal compounds in north-western Rajasthan

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 829-832

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

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Desert Rajasthan; Organophosphates; Pyrethroids; Vector mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

CIPERMETHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; FENITROTHION; FENTHION; INSECTICIDE; MALATHION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PYRETHROID; TEMEFOS;

CHEMICAL CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; LARVA; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PYRETHROID; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; LARVA; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VECTOR CONTROL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 35349022046     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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