Assessment of laboratory and field assays of sunlight-induced killing of mosquito larvae by photosensitizers

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 652-656

  Dondji, Blaise ^a   Duchon, Stephane ^b   Diabate, Abdoulaye ^b   Herve, Jean Pierre ^b   Corbel, Vincent ^b   Hougard, Jean Marc ^b   Santus, Rene ^c   Schrevel, Joseph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Hematoporphyrin; Larva control; Mosquito vectors; Photosensitizer; Rose bengal

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; JOTURUS PICHARDI;

EID: 22844432269     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.4.652     Document Type: Article

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