Insecticidal activity of valeriana jatamansi (valerianaceae) against mosquitoes

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 315-318

  Dua, V K ^a   Alam, M F ^a   Pandey, A C ^a   Rai, Swapnil ^a   Chopra, A K ^b   Kaul, V K ^c   Dash, A P ^d  

^a National Institute of Malaria Research   (India)

^b GURUKUL KANGRI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Adulticidal activity; Larvicidal activity; Mosquitoes; Root extract; Valeriana jatamansi

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; POGOSTEMON CABLIN; VALERIANA; VALERIANA JATAMANSI; VALERIANACEAE;

INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; VALERIAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LARVA; LD 50; MOSQUITO; PLANT ROOT;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; VALERIAN;

EID: 51449113220     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/5642.1     Document Type: Article

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