Comparative Study
Efficacy of Fipronil and Propoxur in the control of German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blatellidae)
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Comparative Study
Efficacy of Fipronil and Propoxur in the control of German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blatellidae)
J Commun Dis.
2002 Mar.
Abstract
A field trial for comparative evaluation of chemicals Fipronil gel, Propoxur spray and bait was carried out. The results in the Fipronil treated area indicate a reduction of 89%, 100% and 98% in cockroach infestation by days 7, 30 and 60, whereas the reduction in Propoxur spray treated area during the same period was 88%, 91% and 87% respectively. Propoxur bait was not found to be effective in reducing the cockroach infestation; rather a build up of the cockroach infestation was noticed in the treated site. The study reports the efficacy of Fipronil gel treatment over conventional insecticidal formulations in the control of cockroach infestation in cookhouses of urban households.
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