Larvicidal activity of Combretum collinum Fresen against Aedes aegypti

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-324

  Odda, John ^a   Kristensen, Sibylle ^b   Kabasa, John ^a   Waako, Paul ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Combretum collinum Fresen; Dengue fever; Larvicide

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; COMBRETUM COLLINUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM COLLINUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LC 50; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; VECTOR CONTROL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; COMBRETUM; DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; UGANDA;

EID: 57749182941     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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