Ruelene was orally administered to three female sheep at a
dosage rate of 121.5 mg /kg. The cholinesterase (ChE) activity levels
of blood plasma, red blood cells (RBC), and mosquitoes (Aedes
aegypti) which had fed on the sheep were tested at various times
before and after dosage. Maximum depression of...
The Quotient Method (QM), a laboratory-based risk assessment methodology used by the Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate pesticides for registration and use, has not been thoroughly field-tested and its performance has not always been reliable. My objective was to determine if variation in vegetation structure or diet of exposed animals...