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 | | At Malaimbandy in 2000, we monitored early dry season, full-cover sprays with fipronil and deltamethrin and also studied effects on the lizards Chalarodon madagascariensis and Mabuya elegans, the lesser hedgehog tenrec Echinops telfairi and their non-termite arthropod prey. |
 | | We observed a significant decline in the relative abundance of Chalarodon madagascariensis and Mabuya elegans in fipronil plots at Malaimbandy, with effective reductions (compared with pre-spray levels) of 52·7% and 45·2%, respectively. |
 | | Echinops telfairi was not found in fipronil plots, while being frequent in unsprayed and deltamethrin plots. |
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