Mosquito larvicidal and phytochemical properties of Ervatamia coronaria Stapf. (Family: Apocynaceae)

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 178-180

  Mathivanan, T ^a   Govindarajan, M ^a   Elumalai, K ^b   Krishnappa, K ^a   Ananthan, A ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Ervatamia coronaria; Larvicidal activity; Mosquitoes; Phytochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ERVATAMIA CORONARIA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; ERVATAMIA CORONARIA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; APOCYNACEAE; CULICIDAE; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 77957332660     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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