Applied Entomology and Vector Control Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh, Agra - 282 005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Corresponding Author: Applied Entomology and Vector Control Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005, India, E-mail: chandnarayan_dei@rediffmail.com
Amongst different antibiotics, observed against 3rd instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus, penicillin was found the most effective with LC50 value 162.92 ppm followed by gentamycin, erythromycin and oxytetracycline. Streptomycin was found the least effective among these antibiotics. The efficacy of all these antibiotics increased with increase in the exposure period.
