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The Effect of Medium on the Toxicity of DDT to Aphids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

F. Tattersfield ,
C. Potter  and
E. M. Gillham
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It is shown that the insecticidal value to Macrosiphum solanifolii of DDT depends upon the medium in which it is incorporated. It is more toxic (4–6 times) when dispersed as an emulsion dissolved in a water-insoluble solvent (benzene) than when dissolved in a water-soluble solvent (acetone-carbitol) and dispersed as a suspensoid.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , January 1947 , pp. 497 - 502
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1947

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