Quantitative Analysis of DDT by GLC in Different Strains of Culex Fatigans L. by Using Hexane

Susceptibility of adults of a Malayan strain of Culex pipiens fatigans Wiedemann to DDT and dieldrin.

Filarial Disease

collected from infected houses in Georgetown, British Guiana, to the number of 1,500. Of these, 237 were Stegomyia fasciata, 105 Cellia argyrostris and 1,131 Culex fatigans. Only one Stegomyia was infected, while 7.4 per cent, of all Culex fatigans were found to be infected. No other mosquito was infected, so that it appears that Culex fatigans is the only carrier of Filaria bancrofti of import...

Effect of Different Live Foods Source (Culex Larvae, Chironomus Larvae and Artemia) on Pigmentation of Electric Yellow (Labidochromis Caeruleus)

The orange-red spectrum of  the skin of  electric yellow (Labidochromis caeruleus) is  one  of  the  idealistic and  necessary  schemas sought  by  aquarists  and commercial producers. In this study, the effect of live foods meal on the skin coloration of juvenile electric yellow was examined. 270 fish with an average living body weight was 0.42 ± 0.11 g, and average total length was 3...

Enhanced Tolerance of House Mosquito to Different Insecticides due to Agricultural and Household Pesticides in Sewage System of Tehran, Iran

Different insecticides are being used for household and agricultural pest control in the capital city of Iran, Tehran. An investigation was carried out in order to evaluate the susceptibility level of laboratory and field collected mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatusin to different insecticides. Field strain was collected from sewage system of the city. Adult females were subjected to the diagnost...

Characterization of Leishmania Species and L. major Strains in Different Endemic Areas of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran

Both zoonotic and anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by L. major and L. tropica, respectively, are endemic in different parts of Iran. This study was performed to investigate the new changes in epidemiological pattern of CL, and to identify the species of Leishmania and the strains of L. major isolated from different endemic areas of Iran. Seventy-two isolates from 245 samples co...