Susceptibility status of Phlebotomus argentipes to DDT, dieldrin and malathion in Hoogly, West Bengal.
Susceptibility tests were carried out with DDT (4%), dieldrin (0.4%) and malathion (5%) using the WHO test kits against Phlebotomus argentipes sandflies collected from Dankuni, situated in Hoogly district, 21 km from Calcutta, West Bengal. P. argentipes was found to be susceptible to all the three insecticides tested. LT 50 was calculated to be 10.6 minutes, 10.2 minutes and 2.8 minutes for DDT, dieldrin and malathion against the flies.
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Department of Zoology, Burdwan University, West Bengal.
Bhattacharya
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Hati
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D000818:Animals; D003634:DDT; D004026:Dieldrin; D007194:India; D008294:Malathion; D010691:Phlebotomus; D013997:Time Factors
D003634:DDT; D004026:Dieldrin; D008294:Malathion