Larvicidal and chemosterilant activity of the acetone fraction of petroleum ether extract from Argemone mexicana L. seed

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-216

  Sakthivadivel, M ^a   Thilagavathy, D ^b  

^a M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b GANDHIGRAM RURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Argemone mexicana; Chemosterilant; LC50

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); SEED;

BLOOD MEAL UTILIZATION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ACETONE; ARGEMONE OIL; PETROLEUM ETHER;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOSQUITO; PLANT EXTRACT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARGEMONE; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0037412136     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00038-5     Document Type: Article

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