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The Utilisation Of Waste Lubricating Oil in Mosquito Larvicides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

W. A. L. David
W. A. L. David
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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Nine samples of waste oils have been examined and after blending with kerosene and Diesel oil their suitability as larvicides was determined. It is concluded that blends containing 25–30 per cent. of waste oil are not so effective as an approved commercial larvicide at the same dosage but that with a higher dosage, which is still within the range commonly applied in the field, i.e. between 4 fl. oz. and 6·7 fl. oz. per 100 sq. ft. (Ramsay & Carpenter, 1932) they give good results. The higher dosage is only necessary when Culicine larvae have to be controlled. Other blends containing 10–20 per cent. of waste oil are just as effective as an approved commercial sample.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , December 1942 , pp. 235 - 240
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1942

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