Evaluation of larvicidal efficacy of Solanum xanthocarpum storage against vector mosquitoes in north - Western Rajasthan

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 883-888

  Bansal, S K ^a   Singh, Karam V ^a   Sherwani, M R K ^b  

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

^b JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arid region; Larvicidal; Solanum xanthocarpum; Vector mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; INFRARED RADIATION; INSECTICIDE; LARVA; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOL; MOSQUITO; PLANT EXTRACT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LARVA; LC 50; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; SOLANUM; SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM;

EID: 70350163958     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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