Larvicidal efficacy of Aloe barbadensis and Cannabis sativa against the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae)

Entomological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-156

  Maurya, Prejwltta ^a   Mohan, Lalit ^a   Sharma, Preeti ^a   Batabyal, Lata ^a   Srivastava, C N ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe; Anopheles; Cannabis; Larvicidal activity; Malaria; Phytoextract

Indexed keywords

ALOE; ALOE VERA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MORACEAE;

EID: 34548649965     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2007.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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