Effect of Malathion on Reproductive Parameters of Engorged Female Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Ticks of Punjab Districts, India

The present study was aimed at evaluating effects of malathion on the various reproductive parameters, namely, egg mass weight (EMW), reproductive index (RI), percentage inhibition of oviposition (%IO), and hatchability percentage of eggs of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini 1887) fema...

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Main Authors: Jyoti, N. K. Singh, Harkirat Singh, S. S. Rath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/893752