Larvicidal activity of some Euphorbiaceae plant extracts against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 867-873

  Rahuman, A Abdul ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Geetha ^b   Venkatesan, P ^c   Geetha, Kannappan ^d  

^a C ABDUL HAKEEM COLLEGE   (India)

^b Spic Science Foundation India   (India)

^c LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^d Muthurangam Government Arts College (Autonomous)   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUTANOL; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI EXTRACT; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; PEDILANTHUS TITHYMALOIDES EXTRACT; PETROLEUM; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DENGUE; DRUG EFFECT; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; JATROPHA CURCAS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE VECTOR; PEDILANTHUS TITHYMALOIDES; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; INSECTICIDES; JATROPHA; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; EUPHORBIACEAE; JATROPHA CURCAS; PEDILANTHUS TITHYMALOIDES; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS;

EID: 41549143121     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0839-6     Document Type: Article

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