Comparative Toxicity of p,p'- and o,p'-DDT to Larvae of Anopheles quadrimaculatus
- 30 September 1946
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 39 (5) , 672-673
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/39.5.672
Abstract
The major impurity in p,p[image]-DDT is the o,p[image]-isomer. The p,p[image]-DDT is about 6 times as toxic to A. quadrimaculatus larvae as o,p[image]-DDT. The presence of large amts. of the o,p[image]-isomer in technical DDT renders it less effective.Keywords
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