Toxicity of Ocimum sanctum L. Essential oil to Aedes aegypti Larvae and its Chemical Composition

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-153

  Gbolade, A A ^a   Lockwood, G B ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; OCIMUM; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

EID: 43749084101     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2008.10643611     Document Type: Article

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