Laboratory Evaluation of the Aqueous Extract of Azadirachta indica (Neem) Wood Chippings on Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-114

  Howard, Annabel F V ^a,b   Adongo, Elizabeth A ^a   Hassanali, Ahmed ^a,c   Omlin, Francois X ^a   Wanjoya, Anthony ^a   Zhou, Guofa ^d   Vulule, John ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Larval control; Limonoids; Malaria; Neem

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 59149099346     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0114     Document Type: Article

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