Larvicidal and oviposition activity of Cassia obtusifolia Linn (Family: Leguminosae) leaf extract against malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 337-340

  Rajkumar, S ^a   Jebanesan, A ^b  

^a A V C COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASSIA OBTUSIFOLIA EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; CASSIA OBTUSIFOLIA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LC 50; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CASSIA; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; OVIPOSITION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FABACEAE; SENNA OBTUSIFOLIA;

EID: 58649114519     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1197-8     Document Type: Article

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