Susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) to temephos from three districts of Tamil Nadu, India

Background & objectives: Dengue is the most rapidly expanding arboviral disease in India. Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue fever. Chemical insecticides have long been used in the vector control programmes along with other control measures. However, continuous use of insecticides tar...

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Main Authors: R Muthusamy, M S Shivakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.orgjournal/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2015;volume=52;issue=2;spage=159;epage=165;aulast=Muthusamy