Evaluation of Solanum xanthocarpum extracts as mosquito larvicides

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 399-401

  Mohan, Lalit ^a   Sharma, Preeti ^a   Srivastava, C N ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Culex quinquefasciatus; Mosquito larvae; Solanum xanthocarpum

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; ETHER; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FRUIT; LARVA; LC 50; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; SOLANUM;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM;

EID: 21244433856     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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