Larvicidal effects of a neem (Azadirachta indica) oil formulation on the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

Malaria Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Okumu, Fredros O ^a,b   Knols, Bart G J ^c   Fillinger, Ulrike ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; LARVICIDAL AGENT; NEEM OIL; ACYLGLYCEROL; INSECTICIDE; TERPENE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CARRIER; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; LC 50; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; TREE; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LD 50; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; AZADIRACHTA; GLYCERIDES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOSQUITO CONTROL; TERPENES;

EID: 34249897173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-63     Document Type: Article

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