Adulticidal and larvicidal efficacy of some medicinal plant extracts against tick, fluke and mosquitoes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 286-292

  Bagavan, A ^a   Kamaraj, C ^a   Elango, G ^a   Abduz Zahir, A ^a   Abdul Rahuman, A ^a  

^a C ABDUL HAKEEM COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles subpictus; Control; Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Haemaphysalis bispinosa; Medicinal plant extracts; Paramphistomum cervi

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ANNONA SQUAMOSA EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; GLORIOSA SUPERBA EXTRACT; HEXANE; METHANOL; MUKIA MADERASPATENSIS EXTRACT; PERGULARIA DAEMIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANNONA SQUAMOSA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG EFFICACY; GLORIOSA SUPERBA; IMAGO; LARVA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOSQUITO; MUKIA MADERASPATENSIS; NONHUMAN; PERGULARIA DAEMIA; PLANT LEAF; TICK; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CATTLE; CULEX; PARAMPHISTOMATIDAE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TICKS;

ACARI; ANNONA SQUAMOSA; ANOPHELES SUBPICTUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CULEX TRITAENIORHYNCHUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; GLORIOSA SUPERBA; HAEMAPHYSALIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; OVIS ARIES; PARAMPHISTOMATIDAE; PARAMPHISTOMUM CERVI; PERGULARIA DAEMIA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA;

EID: 70449522051     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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