Research Article
Effect of Malathion on Reproductive Parameters of Engorged Female Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Ticks of Punjab Districts, India
Table 3
Effect of malathion on RI of field isolates of R. (B.) microplus.
| Isolate | Reproductive index (RI) | Malathion concentration (ppm) | Control (DW) | 1250 | 2500 | 5000 | 10000 | 20000 |
| Amritsar | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.61 | Barnala | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.53 | Bathinda | 0.47 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.0 | 0.49 | Faridkot | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.60 | Fatehgarh Sahib | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.47 | Ferozepur | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.46 | Gurdaspur | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.0 | 0.51 | Hoshiarpur | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.0 | 0.51 | Jalandhar | 0.59 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.0 | 0.60 | Kapurthala | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.49 | Ludhiana | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 0.56 | Mansa | 0.37 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.60 | Moga | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.54 | Muktsar | 0.47 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.56 | Pathankot | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.0 | 0.55 | Patiala | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.46 | Rupnagar | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.49 | Sangrur | 0.53 | 0.27 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.58 | SBS Nagar | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.43 |
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Reproductive index (RI) = egg mass weight/engorged female weight.
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