Larvicidal activity of Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf. and Croton macrostachyus Del. against Anopheles arabiensis Patton, a potent malaria vector

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-62

  Karunamoorthi, Kaliyaperumal ^a,b   Ilango, K ^c  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles arabiensis; Croton macrostachyus; Cymbopogon citratus; Mosquito larvicidal activity; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

CROTON MACROSTACHYUS EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON MACROSTACHYUS; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG POTENCY; ETHIOPIA; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; SCREENING;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CROTON; CYMBOPOGON; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MALARIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 76749147392     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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