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Impact of Water Quality on Laboratory Evaluation of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets

Guenther Nentwig , Thomas Boecker , Dorothea Grofmeyer , Karin Horn and And Dirk Steinacker | Full Paper | 2008

Laboratory testing of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LN’s) includes assessment of bio-efficacy and determination of insecticide retention after washings. The standard WHO washing method recommends the use of deionizded water with a hardness of 0 ppm (water without Ca++ and Mg++). In the cont...

A COMPUTER-BASED, TRACK-FOLLOWING SYSTEM to DETERMINE the PALATABILITY of IMIDACLOPRID BAITS to ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICOIDEA)

Guenther Nentwig , Rainer Sonneck and Dirk Steinacker | Poster | 2002

High palatability is an essential requirement for ant baits. They should not exhibit repellency and the ingredients need to be acceptable to the ant species. Since various ant species react differently to ingredients such as solvents, preservatives, or food in a bait, the determination of the palata...