Laboratory evaluations of methylated soy oil and monoterpenes as mosquito larvicides

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-157

  Lampman, Richard ^a   Eckenbach, Ute ^b   Seigler, David ^b   Novak, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex; Larvicide; Monoterpene; Soy; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CITRAL; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; LIMONENE; SOYBEAN OIL; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CULEX; LARVA; LD 50; METHODOLOGY; METHYLATION; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; CYCLOHEXENES; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; METHYLATION; MONOTERPENES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SOYBEAN OIL; TERPENES;

EID: 0034203322     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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