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Preliminary Notes on the Loss of DDT and Gammexane by Absorption

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

F. Barlow  and
A. B. Hadaway
F. Barlow
Affiliation:
Colonial Insecticide Research, Uganda.
A. B. Hadaway
Affiliation:
Colonial Insecticide Research, Uganda.
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During the course of investigations into the use of the insecticides DDT and Gammexane, it has become increasingly clear that there is considerable loss through absorption into the treated surface. This loss of contact-available insecticide is most marked when simple oil solutions are used. Dosages of 100 to 200 mgms. per sq. ft., which on a non-absorbent surface (e.g. glass) are 100 per cent, toxic to flies exposed for very short periods, show little toxicity when applied to absorbent surfaces (e.g. mud).

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Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , August 1947 , pp. 335 - 346
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1947

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