Molluscicidal activity of Carica papaya and Areca catechu against the freshwater snail Lymnaea acuminata

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 264-270

  Jaiswal, Preetee ^a   Singh, D K ^a  

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Areca catechu; Carica papaya; Lymnaea acuminata; Molluscicidal activity

Indexed keywords

LATEX; MOLLUSCACIDE;

ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRESHWATER SPECIES; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PLANT SEED; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; ARECA; CARICA; DISEASE VECTORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LETHAL DOSE 50; LYMNAEA; MOLLUSCACIDES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

ARECA CATECHU; BASOMMATOPHORA; CARICA PAPAYA; COLISA FASCIATA; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA ACUMINATA;

EID: 40249109780     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.033     Document Type: Article

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