BIO-EFFICACY OF SOLFAC EW 050 AND PYRETHRUM EXTRACT 2% AS THERMAL FOG FORMULATIONS AGAINST CAGED CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS AND SOLFAC EW 050 AGAINST CAGED MUSCA DOMESTICA

摘要

Solfac EW 050 (50 g a.i./litre) as a thermal fog formulation at the dosage of 0.0156 a.i./33.11 cu. m. of confined space showed quick knockdown and total mortality in Culex quinquefasciatus and Musca domestica even at the exposure periods as low as 30 seconds and 1 minute. This knockdown and mortality effect at low exposure satisfy the need of Solfac EW 050 as a promising fog formulation for rapid suppression of vectors and pests, where flitting exposure of flying insects demands rapidity of action.