Effect of minor engineering intervention in the control of breeding of Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) sandflies
Dhiman, R.C.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 26(2): 368-370
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 8629078 Document Number: 445994
A small-scale trial was conducted in a village in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India, where 3 human dwellings and 4 cattle sheds (constructed of mud) were fitted with brick and cement skirting at the junction of the floor and walls to prevent rodent and sandfly access and the creation of favourable sandfly 'breeding' sites. Two dwellings and 2 cattle sheds were used as controls. After intervention there was an overall reduction in P. papatasi density.