In vitro efficacy of extracts of Melia azedarach against the tick Boophilus microplus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 228-231

  Borges, L M F ^a   Ferri, P H ^b   Silva, W J ^a   Silva, W C ^a   Silva, J G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boophilus microplus; Egg production; Fruits; Larvicide; Melia azedarach; Tick control

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TICK; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRUIT; LARVA; MELIA AZEDARACH; OOCYTE; TICK; TIME;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FRUIT; IXODIDAE; LARVA; MELIA AZEDARACH; OVUM; PESTICIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TIME FACTORS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; IXODIDAE; MELIA AZEDARACH; MELIACEAE;

EID: 0038011498     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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