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Insecticide resistance and detoxifying enzyme activity in the principal bancroftian filariasis vector, <i>Culex quinquefasciatus,</i> in northeastern India
26 May 2009
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The insecticide resistance status of Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) to DDT and deltamethrin across army cantonments and neighbouring villages in northeastern India was investigated. In India, DDT is still the insecticide of choice for public health programmes. In military stations, pyrethroids, especially deltamethrins, are used for insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). Recent information on the...
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