Insecticidal activity of Euphorbia antiquorum L. latex and its preliminary chemical analysis

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-23

  de Silva, W A P P ^a   Manuweera, G K ^b   Karunaratne, S H P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Pesticide Registration Office   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Euphorbia antiquorum; Insecticidal properties; Plant extracts; Predatory insects; Rice insect pests; Vegetable insect pests

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449084215     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v36i1.129     Document Type: Article

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