Larvicidal efficacy of Capsicum annum against Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-226

  Madhumathy, A P ^a   Aivazi, Ali Ashraf ^a   Vijayan, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Capsicum annum; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larval bioassay

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LARVA; PARASITE VECTOR; PEPPER;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CAPSICUM; CULEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548432972     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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