Larvicidal effects of various Euro-Asiatic plants against Culex quinquefasciatus Say larvae (Diptera: Culicidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 555-559

  Pavela, Roman ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Botanical insecticides; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larvicidal; Lethal doses; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ACER CAMPESTRE EXTRACT; ACER CISSIFOLIUM EXTRACT; ACER NEGUNDO EXTRACT; ACER PLATANOIDES EXTRACT; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS EXTRACT; ACHILEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; AJUGA REPTANS EXTRACT; AMMI VISNAGA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA VISNAGA EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS EXCARPUS EXTRACT; BUPLEURUM EXALTATUM EXTRACT; CAMPANULA LONGISTYLA EXTRACT; CIRCIUM ARVENSE EXTRACT; CONVOLVULUS CANTABRICA EXTRACT; FERULA LANCEROTTENSIS EXTRACT; FUMANA ERICOIDES EXTRACT; GALATELLA VILLOSA EXTRACT; GLEBIONIS CORONARIUM EXTRACT; HUMULUS JAPONICUS EXTRACT; HYSOPUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; INULA BRITANICA EXTRACT; INULA HELENIUM EXTRACT; LABURNUM ANAGYROIDES EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; LAVANDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; OTHANTHUS MARITIMUS EXTRACT; SATUREJA HORTENSIS EXTRACT; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EUROPE; LETHAL DOSE; MALARIA; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASIA; CULEX; EUROPE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ACER PLATANOIDES; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; AMMI VISNAGA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HUMULUS JAPONICUS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OTANTHUS MARITIMUS; SATUREJA HORTENSIS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 38549105539     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0821-3     Document Type: Article

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