Larvicidal activity of Solanum villosum Mill (Solanaceae: Solanales) leaves to Anopheles subpictus Grassi (Diptera: Culicidae) with effect on non-target Chironomus circumdatus Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-18

  Chowdhury, Nandita ^a   Chatterjee, Soroj Kumar ^a   Laskar, Subrata ^a   Chandra, Goutam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Chromatographic analysis; Lethal concentration; Phytochemicals; Regression equation; Solanum villosum

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FLY; LARVA; MORTALITY; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANOPHELES SUBPICTUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS CIRCUMDATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANALES; SOLANUM; SOLANUM VILLOSUM;

EID: 59349119404     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-008-0213-1     Document Type: Article

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