Evaluation of larvicidal nature of fleshy fruit wall of Momordica charantia Linn. (family: Cucurbitaceae) in the management of mosquitoes

Parasitology Research

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1653-1659

  Maurya, Prejwltta ^a   Sharma, Preeti ^a   Mohan, Lalit ^a   Batabyal, Lata ^a   Srivastava, C N ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DRUG EFFICACY; LARVA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; FRUIT; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

CUCURBITACEAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 70350233421     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1609-4     Document Type: Article

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