Evaluation of toxic potential of acephate and chlorpyrifos by dominant lethal test on Culex quinquefasciatus

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 573-577

  Bhinder, Preety ^a   Chaudhry, Asha ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acephate; Chlorpyrifos; Cx. quinquefasciatus; Dominant lethality

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; EGG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOSQUITO; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; TOXICITY TEST;

EID: 84880146452     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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