Publications

evaluation of the water fern azolla microphylla for mosquito population management in the rice-land agro-ecosystem of south india.	the floating water fern azolla microphylla kaulfess was evaluated as a biocontrol agent against mosquitoes breeding in rice fields in tamil nadu, south india. anopheles subpictus grassi, culex pseudovishnui colless and culex tritaeniorhynchus giles were the predominant species of mosquitoes, with peak densities of late instar larvae and pupae occurring during the second week after transplantation of rice seedlings of short-term (c. 80 days from transplantation to harvest) or medium-term (c. 95 d ...	1991	1768923
first outbreak of japanese encephalitis in two villages of dharmapuri district in tamil nadu.	three cases of japanese encephalitis (je) were reported for the first time from two villages in krishnagiri health unit district of tamil nadu during november 1999. two children died and one developed neurological sequelae. a serological survey was conducted in these villages to find out the prevalence of je antibodies among children below 15 yr of age in addition to the epidemiological investigations.	2000	11247195