Development of biodegradable aluminium carboxymethylcellulose matrices for mosquito larvicides

Pest Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 685-690

  Mathew, Nisha ^a   Kalyanasundaram, Muthuswami ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium sulfate; Controlled release formulation; Crosslinking; Fenthion; Mosquito larvicides; Sodium carboxymethylcellulose; Triflumuron

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; FENTHION; INSECTICIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; TRIFLUMURON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; INSECTICIDE; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BREEDING; BREEDING SUCCESS; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CROSS LINKING; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CULICIDAE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INSECTA;

EID: 3042810287     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.855     Document Type: Article

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