Study of intrinsic activity of an insecticide against mosquitoes at Pandharpur, dist. Solapur
Author(s): AB Kamble
Abstract: Mosquitoes transmit several diseases in human being like malaria, filariasis, dengue and chikun gunya, Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever. Temephos 50% Ec, Pyrethrum 2% EC and Cythion 50% Ec are the insecticides which are used in study area to control mosquitoes. These are used without checking whether mosquitoes are susceptible or not to specific insecticides. The present study focuses on intrinsic activity of an insecticide: Malathion to a mosquito Culex geldius. This species is highly susceptible to Malathion.
