Larvicidal effect of Hemidesmus indicus, Gymnema sylvestre, and Eclipta prostrata against Culex qinquifaciatus mosquito larvae

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-311

  Gopiesh Khanna, V ^a   Kannabiran, K ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Larval mortality; Natural insecticides; Phytochemicals; Qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FLAVONOID; PHENOL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS;

EID: 33846987559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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