Larvicidal activity of Piper guineense and Spilanthes mauritiana crude-powder against Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus in Kilifi district, Kenya

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1215-1220

  Ohaga, Spala O ^a,c   Ndiege, Isaiah O ^c   Kubasu, Sammy S ^c   Beier, John C ^d   Mbogo, Charles M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae s.l; Culex quinquefasciatus; Piper guineense; Powder; Spilanthes mauritiana

Indexed keywords

PIPER GUINEENSE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPILANTHES MAURITIANA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DRUG EFFICACY; FIELD STUDY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; KENYA; LARVAL STAGE; LD 50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PIPER GUINEENSE; PIPERACEAE; PLANT LEAF; POWDER; SPILANTHES MAURITIANA;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; PIPER GUINEENSE; SPILANTHES;

EID: 36049037586     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.1215.1220     Document Type: Article

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