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Effectiveness of permethrin residues against insects carried in aircraft

P. S. Dale

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Abstract

Trials with the synthetic pyrethroid, permethrin, as a residual film for control of insects in aircraft have shown that it remains effective for up to 4 weeks of normal aircraft operation when applied at the rate of 0.5 g/m2 to carpet or 0.2 g/m2 to impervious unpainted surfaces.

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Trials with the synthetic pyrethroid, permethrin, as a residual film for control of insects in aircraft have shown that it remains effective for up to 4 weeks of normal aircraft operation when applied at the rate of 0.5 g/m2 to carpet or 0.2 g/m2 to impervious unpainted surfaces.

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Trials with the synthetic pyrethroid, permethrin, as a residual film for control of insects in aircraft have shown that it remains effective for up to 4 weeks of normal aircraft operation when applied at the rate of 0.5 g/m2 to carpet or 0.2 g/m2 to impervious unpainted surfaces.

Key concepts: Permethrin, Pyrethroid, Impervious surface, Toxicology, Biology, Environmental science, Ecology, Pesticide

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