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The Use of DDT as a Mosquito Larvicide on still Waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

C. R. Ribbands
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In February, 1944, No. 2 Entomological Field Unit, R.A.M.C., arrived in India with the first consignment of DDT (dichlor-diphenyl-trichlorethane) to be used there for research purpose. Experimemts to determine the larvicidal effects of this substance were carried out by the unit, of which I was Commanding Officer.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , September 1946 , pp. 315 - 330
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1946

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