Amaranthus oleracea and Euphorbia hirta: Natural potential larvicidal agents against the urban Indian malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-176

  Sharma, Preeti ^a   Mohan, Lalit ^a   Srivastava, C N ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS OLERACEA EXTRACT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS OLERACEA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; VECTOR CONTROL;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DISEASE VECTORS; EUPHORBIA; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

AMARANTHUS; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 71449090138     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1644-1     Document Type: Article

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