Larval susceptibility of Aloe barbadensis and Cannabis sativa against Culex quinquefasciatus, the filariasis vector

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 941-943

  Maurya, Prejwltta ^a   Mohan, Lalit ^a   Sharma, Preeti ^a   Srivastava, Chandnarayan N ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe barbadensis; Cannabis sativa; Culex; Filariasis vector; Larvicide

Indexed keywords

ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; CANNABIS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; DISEASE VECTOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METHANOL; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FILARIASIS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LC 50; VECTOR CONTROL;

ALOE VERA; CANNABIS SATIVA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 57749086801     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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