Evaluation of pirimiphos-methyl (50% EC) against the immatures of Anopheles stephensi/An. culicifacies (malaria vectors) and Culex quinquefasciatus (vector of bancroftian filariasis)

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 10-16

  Ansaria, M A ^a   Mittal, P K ^a   Razdan, R K ^a   Dhiman, R C ^a   Kumar, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b Intgd Dis Vec Control of Malaria   (India)

Author keywords

An. culicifacies; An. stephensi; Cx. quinquefasciatus; Efficacy; Larvicide; Pirimiphos methyl

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PIRIMIPHOS METHYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BREEDING; CALCULATION; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; EVALUATION; FILARIASIS; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LABORATORY TEST; LC 50; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; VECTOR CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; WATER;

EID: 3543032825     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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