Oviposition deterrent and skin repellent activities of Solanum trilobatum leaf extract against the malarial vector Anopheles stephensi

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-3

  Rajkumar, S ^a   Jebanesan, A ^b  

^a A V C COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti oviposition; Female mosquitoes; Plant extract; Repellent

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TRILOBATUM;

EID: 21344432791     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.005.1501     Document Type: Article

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