Oviposition bioassay responses of Culex tarsalis and Culex quinquefasciatus to neem products containing azadirachtin

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 337-345

  Su, Tianyun ^a   Mulla, Mir S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azadirachtin; Culex quinquefasciatus; Culex tarsalis; Culicidae; Diptera; Neem; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

MOSQUITO; NEEM; OVIPOSITION; PEST CONTROL;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; AZADIRACHTA JUSS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX TARSALIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032828321     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1999.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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