An evaluation of some trinidadian plant extracts against larvae of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-176

  Mohammed, Azad ^a   Chadee, Dave D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Avicennia germinans; Azadirachta indica; Cordia curssavica; Languncularia racemosa; Larvicidal activity; Mangifera indica; Rhizophora mangle; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

AEDES; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

AEDES; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CORDIA; CORDIA CURASSAVICA; MANGIFERA INDICA; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

EID: 34548041642     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[172:AEOSTP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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