Larvicidal activity of the extracts from different parts of the plant Solanum xanthocarpum against important mosquito vectors in the arid region

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-226

  Bansal, S K ^a   Singh, Karam V ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a  

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Arid region; Larvicidal; Solanum xanthocarpum; Vector mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CHEMICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; METHANOL; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; PLANT;

EID: 61849169444     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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