The synergistic action of certain chemicals used in combination with DDT against house fly adults, Musca domestica Linn. (Diptera: muscidae).
The term synergism as applied to a type of action of mixtures of poisons has been diversely interpreted in the literature. Macht (1929) used the term to describe the effects of mixtures of poisons which did not represent a summation of the independent effects of the chemicals used. He included both...
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McGill University
1955
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| Summary: | The term synergism as applied to a type of action of mixtures of poisons has been diversely interpreted in the literature. Macht (1929) used the term to describe the effects of mixtures of poisons which did not represent a summation of the independent effects of the chemicals used. He included both potentiation and antagonism. lmnan (1929) introduced the term activator to describe any material of low toxicity which increased the effectiveness of an insecticide. Haller et al. (1942) used the terms synergist and activator synonymously to describe the action of sesamin in increasing the effectiveness of pyrethrum sprays. |
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