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Insecticide resistant houseflies: Development of resistance to organic insecticides other than DDT by houseflies in southern California

California Agriculture, 1949
Houseflies which have developed resistance to DDT residual sprays have also become resistant to other organic insecticides.
R March, R Metcalf
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The Potential of Ethanol Extract of Jasmine Flowers (Jasminum sambac L.) as a Repellent Against Houseflies (Musca domestica)

Medical Technology and Public Health Journal
This research is based on the need for environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical insecticides. To determine the potential of ethanol extract of jasmine flowers (Jasminum sambac L.) as a repellent against houseflies (Musca domestica).
fadhilatul ilmia, yauwan tobing lukiyono, Irwan Sulistio, Agus Aan Adriansyah   +3 more
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Concurrent control of mosquitoes and domestic pests by use of deltamethrin-treated curtains in the New Delhi Municipal Committee, India. [PDF]

, 2001
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Proper environment and the SEP account of biological function [PDF]

, 2013
The survival enhancing propensity (SEP) account has a crucial role to play in the analysis of proper function. However, a central feature of the account, its specification of the proper environment to which functions are relativized, is seriously ...
Bertrand, Michael
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Frequency of Resistance and Susceptible Bacteria Isolated from Houseflies

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2010
Background: In this study, we determine the vector competence of Musca domestica with reference to the transmis­sion of susceptible and resistance bacterial strains in hospitals and slaughter house in Sanandaj City, west Iran.
B Davari, E Kalantar, A Zahirnia, SH Moosa-Kazemi   +3 more
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PREVALENCE, CHARACTERIZATION, AND EMERGENCE OF EXTENDED-SPECTRUM Β-LACTAMASE PRODUCING- AND CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM HOUSEFLIES (Musca domestica) IN TUNISIA

Slovenian Veterinary Research
Houseflies (Musca domestica) live in close contact with humans. They are carriers of human pathogenic bacteria in the digestive tract and on their body.
Ghassan Tayh, Ghaya Jebali, Rachid Selmi, Randa Jawadi, Khaled Kaboudi, Monia Dâaloul-Jedidi, Lilia Messadi   +6 more
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Puffer fish menace in Kerala: a case of decline in predatory control in the southeastern Arabian Sea [PDF]

, 2013
Since 2006, fishermen in Kerala have been complaining about the extraordinary abundance of puffer fishes (Figure 1 a) in the Arabian Sea during the postmonsoon period and the extensive damage it causes to their nets and catch1,2.
Kripa, V, Mohamed, K S, Sathianandan, T V, Zacharia, P U   +3 more
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Association of poultry farms with housefly and morbidity: A comparative study from Raipur Rani, Haryana

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2010
Background: Large poultry belt is located in the residential areas of rural Haryana in North India. Housefly problem has become a big nuisance in this area.
Dogra Vikas, Aggarwal Arun
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Application of bacteria and bacteriophage cocktails for biological control of houseflies

Parasites & Vectors
Background Houseflies, Musca domestica L., are an ubiquitous pest that can transmit numerous diseases and threaten human health. Increasing insecticide resistance shown by houseflies necessitates the develop new control alternatives.
Kexin Zhang, Shumin Wang, Ying Li, Yansong Yin, Xinyu Zhang, Qian Zhang, Xinxin Kong, Wenjuan Liu, Dawei Yao, Ruiling Zhang, Zhong Zhang   +10 more
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Olfaction in houseflies

, 2001
his thesis is aimed at the improvement of housefly pest control using attractive odours in traps and baits. To achieve this aim, a further understanding is required of how houseflies detect and discriminate odours and how their olfactory sensitivity depends on physiological circumstances. Furthermore, the identity of compounds making up thefragrance of
openaire   +1 more source