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Selection of some Strains of Anopheles atroparvus with Different Behavioural Responses to Contacts with DDT

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CHANGES in the house-haunting habits of Anopheles, observed during campaigns of residual spraying with DDT, may be of various kinds. Moreover, they may interfere in a complicated way with malaria transmission1. Much attention has been directed in recent years to the appearance of strains showing a hyper-irritability towards the insecticide, leading to decreased insecticide contact and increased survival2–5.

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GEROLD, J., LAARMAN, J. Selection of some Strains of Anopheles atroparvus with Different Behavioural Responses to Contacts with DDT. Nature 204, 500–501 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204500b0

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