Larvicidal and smoke toxicity effect of Tridax procumbens against malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi (diptera: culicidae)

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Kamalakannan, S ^a   Murugan, K ^a   Thiyagarajan, P ^a   Nareshkumar, A ^a   Abirami, D ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Fecundity; Larvicidal; Smoke toxicity; Tridax procumbens

Indexed keywords

FLAVONE; GLYCOSIDE; INSECTICIDE; MONOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LARVA; LC 50; MALARIA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PUPA [(]LIFE CYCLE STAGE[)]; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS;

EID: 75749084511     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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