Toxicity and repellent effects of crude aqueous extracts of garlic (Allium sativum) on larval and adult Anopheles mosquitoes

African Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 287-290

  Denloye, A A ^a   Makanjuola, W A ^b   Babalola, O O ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0344928029     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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