A study of the larvicidal activity of Origanum (Labiatae) species from southwest Turkey

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 118-122

  Cetin, Huseyin ^a   Yanikoglu, Atila ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens; Larvicidal activity; Mosquito control; Origanum minutiflorum; Origanum onites

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECTICIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; LARVA; LD 50; MOSQUITO; OREGANO; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; CULEX; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; PLANT OILS; TURKEY;

CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LAMIACEAE; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM MINUTIFLORUM; ORIGANUM ONITES; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 33748056072     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2006)31[118:ASOTLA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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