Physiological Responses of Culex Pipiens to Toxicity of Hypochlorite

Although important advances continue to be made to develop alternative control measures, insecticides will remain a vital part of integrated control programs for the foreseeable future. Nowadays, mosquito control is mostly directed against larvae and sometimes against adults when it is necessary. This is because the fight against adults is temporary, unsatisfactory, and polluting to the environment; while larval treatment is more localized in time and space resulting in less dangerous outcomes. This book discusses the effect of sublethal concentration of hypochlorite on Culex pipiens larvae. The study confirmed that hypochlorite has an important role in the control of larvae of diseases mosquito vectors.

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Mohamed Shahen, laureato presso il Dipartimento di Zoologia (Fisiologia degli insetti) della Facoltà di Scienze dell'Università di Tanta, Egitto. Attualmente è dottorando (Bioinformatica) presso la Northwest A&F University-712100, Cina.