Abstract |
The phototoxicity of 2-acetylnaphthalene, 1-acetylnaphthalene, 1-naphthalenecarboxaldehyde, 9-xanthenone, 9-thioxanthenone, 9-methylanthracene, anthracene, alpha-terthienyl, pyrene and fluoranthene was tested with larvae of Aedes aegypti, Ae. taeniorhynchus and Culex quinquefasciatus. The larvae were exposed to the chemicals in the presence of sunlight for intervals from 1 to 6 hr and the corresponding LC50 values calculated. The LC50 values determined when the 6-hr exposure was followed by 18 hr in the dark range from over 10 ppm to below 0.001 ppm. Naphthalene derivatives were the least active while alpha-terthienyl, anthracene, 9-methylanthracene, pyrene and fluoranthene were the most phototoxic.
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Authors | D Borovsky, J R Linley, J Kagan |
Journal | Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
(J Am Mosq Control Assoc)
Vol. 3
Issue 2
Pg. 246-50
(Jun 1987)
ISSN: 8756-971X [Print] United States |
PMID | 2904948
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Insecticides
- Polycyclic Compounds
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Topics |
- Animals
- Culicidae
- Insecticides
- Larva
- Mosquito Control
- Polycyclic Compounds
(pharmacology)
- Sunlight
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