Biological effects of four plant extracts on culex qwnquefasciatus say larval stages

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 389-394

  Muthukrishnan, J ^a   Pushpalatha, E ^a   Kasthuribhai, A ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Filarial vector; Mosquito control; Plant products

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000191135     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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