EFFICACY OF DIFLUBENZURON IN SIMULATED HOUSEHOLD AND YARD CONDITIONS AGAINST THE CAT FLEA CTENOCEPHALIDES-FELIS (BOUCHE) (SIPHONOPTERA, PULICIDAE)

Authors
HENDERSON G FOIL LD
Citation
G. Henderson et Ld. Foil, EFFICACY OF DIFLUBENZURON IN SIMULATED HOUSEHOLD AND YARD CONDITIONS AGAINST THE CAT FLEA CTENOCEPHALIDES-FELIS (BOUCHE) (SIPHONOPTERA, PULICIDAE), Journal of medical entomology, 30(3), 1993, pp. 619-621
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of medical entomology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222585
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
619 - 621
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2585(1993)30:3<619:EODISH>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Diflubenzuron-treated carpet inhibited egg-to-adult development of the cat flea for up to 12 mo even with weekly vacuuming of the carpet. Th e efficacy of diflubenzuron was similar in treated soils over a 6-mo t est period except in the case of treated soil that remained outside. R educed efficacy is attributed to degradation of diflubenzuron by micro organisms and water.