Efficacy of two tropical plant extracts for the control of mosquitoes

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 369-373

  Pushpalatha, E ^a   Muthukrishnan, J ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; PLANT METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

BIOPESTICIDE; MOSQUITO; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEST CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS;

EID: 0032766074     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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