temefos
Sign in to saveAlso known as Temephos, Abate, O,O,O'O'-tetramethyl O,O'-thiodi-p-phenylene phosphorothioate, O,O,O',O'-tetramethyl O,O'-(sulfanediyldibenzene-4,1-diyl) bis(thiophosphate), O,O'-(Thiodi-p-phenylene) O,O,O',O'-tetramethyl bis(phosphorothioate), Phosphorothioic acid, O,O'-(thiodi-4,1-phenylene) O,O,O',O'-tetramethyl ester, Diphos
Temefos or temephos (trade name Abate) is an organophosphate larvicide used to treat water infested with disease-carrying insects (including mosquitoes, midges, and black fly larvae) and crustaceans (copepods).
Research
457 papers- [Aedes aegypti resistance to temefos in counties of Ceará State].Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2006
- Evaluation of susceptibility to organophosphates in populations of Aedes aegypti in La Guajira, Colombia.Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2023
- Uptake of the mosquito larvicide Temefos by the salt marsh snail, New Jersey--1973-1974.Pesticides monitoring journal · 1976
- [Residual effect of commercial applications of larvicides temefos and Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis on Aedes aegypti larvae in recipients with water renewal].Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2005
- Environmental impact of mosquito pesticides: influence of temefos on the brain acetylcholinesterase of killifish.Environmental physiology & biochemistry · 1975
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Temefos or temephos (trade name Abate) is an organophosphate larvicide used to treat water infested with disease-carrying insects (including mosquitoes, midges, and black fly larvae) and crustaceans (copepods).
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