title: Field trial of an ecological approach for the control of Phlebotomus argentipes using mud & lime plaster.
abstract: A pilot study for the control of Ph. argentipes, a known vector of kala-azar in India, was carried out using an ecological approach. Of the 15 houses selected for the study 10, including the cattle sheds and latrines, were plastered with a mixture of mud and lime, up to a height of 1.22 m taking care to seal all cracks and crevices. The remaining five houses were left unplastered and were considered as control areas. The pre-treatment and post-treatment resting densities of the sandfly were monitored both in treated and untreated houses. A sudden drop in the sandfly density was noticed in the treated houses, whereas there was no significant reduction in the check houses, suggesting an effective control.
authors.affiliation: Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kesari
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palit
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saran
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004199:Disease Vectors; D007194:India; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000635:transmission; D010087:Oxides; D010691:Phlebotomus
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D010087:Oxides; C016538:lime