Repellant properties from essential oil of Alpinia calcarata Rosc. Against the American cockroach, Periplanata Americana

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Paranagama, Priyani A ^a   Sujantha Ekanayake, E M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Alpinia calcarata; Essential oil; Household pest; Periplanata americana; Repellant

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746008327     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v32i1-2.2420     Document Type: Article

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