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Forensic Entomology Tests
NO. OF
TEST DIAGNOSTIC & SERVICES
SAMPLES
Mounting of dead specimens (immature stages of
1 Mounting 940
forensic flies) for mPMI 208
Identification of immature stages of forensic flies for
Molecular PCR test
2
Infectious Diseases Research Centre (IDRC) Total tests 1148
species confirmation
Testing of Pesticide Products
The Medical Entomology Unit conducts laboratory (Phase 1) and small-scale field evaluation
(Phase 2) for testing of pesticide products for its effects on insects of biomedical importance.
Three GLP tests were conducted in the Medical Entomology GLP Laboratory (Med-Entomo GLP
Lab) for larvicides and natural insect repellent for their efficacy against Aedes. Six non-GLP tests
were conducted for larvicides which included the types of tests in the following table.
Types of Non-GLP Tests
TYPES OF
TYPE OF EFFICACY TESTS
PRODUCTS
Phase 2: Simulated small-scale bacterial larvicide product field Bacterial larvicide
Residual Activity evaluation against Aedes aegypti
Phase 1: Adult Assay Susceptibility testing against Aedes aegypti Larvicide
Phase 1: Larvicide and 1. Bioefficacy evaluation against Aedes aegypti
Phase 2: Residual 2. Simulated small-scale larvicide field evaluation Larvicide
Activity against Aedes aegypti
