title: Insecticide impregnated ropes as mosquito repellent.
abstract: Ropes were impregnated with different dosages of deltamethrin and burnt throughout the night in human dwellings and cattlesheds. Smoke from smouldering ropes treated with various dose levels gradually saturated rooms and prevented the entry of mosquitoes. This method provided very good protection from mosquito bites including the principal vector of malaria, A. culicifacies. Results of ropes impregnated with 80 ppm deltamethrin were more consistent than at the lower dosage. The technique is indigenous, cost-effective, simple and appropriate for rural areas and does not require any special skills in its application.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Razdan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007302:Insect Repellents; D007306:Insecticides; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D009570:Nitriles; D011722:Pyrethrins; D012423:Rural Health; D012906:Smoke
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents; D007306:Insecticides; D009570:Nitriles; D011722:Pyrethrins; D012906:Smoke; C017180:decamethrin