A Laboratory Comparison of the Toxicity as a Contact Poison of DDT with Nicotine, Derris Products and the Pyrethrins
- 1 January 1947
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Bulletin of Entomological Research
- Vol. 37 (3) , 469-496
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300030510
Abstract
The toxicity of DDT as a contact spray under laboratory conditions has been tested on a number of insect species. The particulars of the species used are set out below. The toxicity of the DDT spray was compared in every instance with nicotine. A rotenone or derris suspension was included in the tests on Myzus cerasi, Phaedon cochleariae, Pieris brassicae, Pteronus ribesii and Phymatocera aterrima, and a pyrethrin spray in the tests on Pieris brassicae, Pteronus ribesii and Phymatocera aterrima.Keywords
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