Larvicidal activity of essential oils from Brazilian croton species against Aedes aegypti L.

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 161-164

  Morais, Selene M ^a   Cavalcanti, Eveline S B ^a   Bertini, Luciana M ^a   Oliveira, Carla Loane L ^a   Rodrigues, Jarson Raimundo B ^a   Cardoso, José Henrique L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Croton; Essential oils; Larvicidal activity; Mosquito control

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROTON; LARVA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CROTON; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PLANT OILS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CROTON; CROTON NEPETAEFOLIUS;

EID: 33646474767     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[161:LAOEOF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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