Laboratory studies on mosquito larvicidal efficacy of aqueous & hexane extracts of dried fruit of Solanum nigrum Linn

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-77

  Raghavendra, Kamarajur ^a   Singh, S P ^a   Subbarao, Sarala K ^b   Dash, A P ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drief fruit extract; Larvicide; Mosquito; Solanum nigrum

Indexed keywords

HEXANE; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; WATER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DISEASE CARRIER; FRUIT; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; LARVA; LC 50; NONHUMAN; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FRUIT; HEXANES; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOLANUM NIGRUM; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 70349518657     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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