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. 1963;29(2):237–241.

Initial field studies in Upper Volta with dichlorvos residual fumigant as a malaria eradication technique*

2. Entomological evaluation

W Mathis, Arlen St Cloud, M Eyraud, Steve Miller, J Hamon
PMCID: PMC2554863  PMID: 14056277

Abstract

In mud houses in Wakara, Upper Volta, dichlorvos dispensers installed at the rate of one dispenser per approximately 500 cubic feet (14 m3) produced 70% or higher average kills of adult Aëdes aegypti, exposed overnight in screen wire cages suspended at levels of 6 feet (1.8 m) and 2 feet (0.6 m), for approximately three months during the wet season and four months during the dry season. Average kills of 96% and 80% were obtained in the dry season at the 6-foot and 2-foot levels, respectively, with 6-hour daytime exposures 17-22 weeks after treatment.

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