Determination of Insecticide Residues in Soil by Using Drosophila1
- 1 October 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 49 (5) , 638-640
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/49.5.638
Abstract
Residues of insecticides remaining in soil 4.5 years after application were detd. using D. Melanogaster adults. The insecticides in descending order of the amt. of residue remaining were BHC, dieldrin, DDT, chlordane and parathion. The methods of rearing, handling and using, the flies for testing are described.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit: