Larvicidal effects of crude extracts of dried ripened fruits of piper nigrum against culex quinquefasciatus larval instars

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-156

  Vasudevan, K ^a   Malarmagal, R ^a   Charulatha, H ^a   Saraswatula, Venkata Lakshmi ^a   Prabakaran, K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Dried ripened fruits; Larvicidal; Piper nigrum

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLACK PEPPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; LC 50; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; PARASITE VECTOR; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA;

ANIMALS; CULEX; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PIPER NIGRUM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 67649801204     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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