Mosquito larvicidal activity of aromatic medicinal plant oils against Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens pallens

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 292-295

  Lee, Hoi Seon ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aromatic medicinal plants; Culex pipiens; Mosquito larvicide

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CULEX; LARVA; MEDICINAL PLANT;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CULEX; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CITRUS; CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PALLENS; CUMINUM; CUMINUM CYMINUM; MYRRHA; PIMENTA RACEMOSA;

EID: 33746485126     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[292:MLAOAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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