| role of insects as inhalant allergens in bronchial asthma with special reference to the clinical characteristics of patients. | the whole body extracts (wbes) of 13 common insects from delhi, namely musca domestica (house fly); sitophilus oryzae (rice weevil); callosobrochous maculatus (pulse beetle); anopheles stephensi, culex quinquefasciatus and aedes aegypti (mosquitoes); blattella germanica and periplaneta americana (cockroaches: male, female and nymph); spodoptera litura and heliothis armigera (moths), were prepared to evaluate their allergenic significance in patients with allergic bronchial asthma. intradermal (i ... | 1990 | 2253082 |
| concurrent control of mosquitoes and domestic pests by use of deltamethrin-treated curtains in the new delhi municipal committee, india. | a field trial was conducted in block f of the moti bagh area of new delhi municipal committee to demonstrate composite control of anopheles stephensi and aedes aegypti by spraying deltamethrin at 100 mg/m2 on window and door curtains of habitations. results revealed drastic reduction (87.9-93.7%, p < 0.05) of target species in the experimental area. the impact of deltamethrin-treated curtains was also evident against nontarget species (67.9-85.7%. p < 0.05). treated curtains provided 100% kill o ... | 2001 | 11480821 |
| seasonal fluctuations of dengue fever vector, aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) in delhi, india. | studies on the seasonal fluctuation of aedes aegypti were undertaken in different localities of delhi, during 2000. the aedes aegypti population was found to be prevalent in all the localities in delhi. water coolers and tires were found to be the preferred breeding habitats of aedes mosquitos in the city. aedes aegypti, being hygroscopic, showed a phenomenon of annual pulsation. it tends to move to mother foci in the central areas of the city, which are humid in the dry season, and spread out d ... | 2005 | 15906665 |
| efficacy of igr compound starycide 480 sc (triflumuron) against mosquito larvae in clear and polluted water. | an environmental friendly formulation starycide 480 sc (triflumuron-oms-2015 ), a new insect growth regulator with chitin synthesis inhibitor type mode of action was evaluated against mosquito larvae in laboratory and small-scale field trials carried out in and around delhi. | 2005 | 16294809 |
| susceptibility of immature stages of aedes (stegomyia) aegypti; vector of dengue and chikungunya to insecticides from india. | susceptibility of aedes aegypti to some insecticides in different geographic areas was conducted during dengue and chikungunya outbreak. at present, the only method of preventing dengue and chikungunya is to control the vector, which is the weakest link in vector-borne diseases. in our study, the susceptibility of a. aegypti collected from urban areas of delhi, mumbai, jodhpur, chennai and coimbatore was evaluated against temephos, fenthion, malathion and ddt. the a. aegypti from different locat ... | 2008 | 18172687 |
| natural vertical transmission of dengue virus in peak summer collections of aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) from urban areas of jaipur (rajasthan) and delhi. | | 2008 | 19301702 |
| co-infections with chikungunya virus and dengue virus in delhi, india. | aedes aegypti mosquitoes are common vectors for dengue virus and chikungunya virus. in areas where both viruses cocirculate, they can be transmitted together. during a dengue outbreak in delhi in 2006, 17 of 69 serum samples were positive for chikungunya virus by reverse transcription-pcr; 6 samples were positive for both viruses. | 2009 | 19624923 |