Evaluation of certain insecticidal plants for the control of vector mosquitoes viz. Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-63

  Sakthivadivel, Murugesan ^a   Daniel, Thilagavathy ^b  

^a M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b GANDHIGRAM RURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes; Anopheles; Culex; Plant extracts; Vector mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARGEMONE; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 45749092521     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2008.57     Document Type: Article

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