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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"larvicide"”.
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Assessment of the efficacy of BTI Larvicide, VectoBac 12AS® (BTI AM65-52) against “nuisance” flies at water treatment plants in North West England
… Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis-derived larvicide widely used in England forthe control of adult flies that emerge. This was in part-fulfilment of the European Union’s newbiocidal products licencing requirements. Adult and larval fly counts of four species of “nuisance flies”, Limnophyes …
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Low-level feeding of ronnel in a mineral salt mixture for area control of the face fly, Musca autumnalis deg. (Diptera: Muscidae)
… such as ronnel in a mineral salt mixture as a larvicide. In cooperation with the Moorman Manufacturing Company and Mr. H. C. Stuart of Elk Garden, Virginia, a large scale experiment was initiated in the spring of 1962 . Approximately 1600 head of cattle in 23 pastures were utilized in this …
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Do Mosquito Pesticides Harm Their Natural Enemies? Ecological Impacts and Non-Target Effects of Larvicides on Mosquito Predators
<p>Larvicides are chemicals used to kill juvenile mosquitoes. When applied to an area, other aquatic organisms are exposed to these chemicals. The removal or impairment of top insect predators could be beneficial to mosquito populations once harmful pesticide levels dissipate. Two common larvicides …
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The potential for environmental management to contribute to malaria vector control in western Niger
… to investigate the efficacy of neem seeds as a larvicide and to reduce adult emergence from breeding pools.
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Direct and indirect effects of native and invasive plants on mosquito ecology
… with Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis larvicide) for attract-and-kill mosquito control in storm water catch basins, in which gravid females are lured to oviposit in a low-quality environment. This result provides experimental proof of concept for a novel integrated vector management …
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Antiplasmodial/Antipyretic activity of some Zulu medicinal plants
… developed as potent antimalarial drugs (mosquito larvicide, anti-fever and anti-plasmodial).