Effect of sublethal dose of diflubenzuron and azadirachtin on various life table attributes of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 996-1002

  Suman, D S ^a   Parashar, B D ^a   Prakash, Shri ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; emergence inhibition; IGRs; life table attributes; sublethal dose

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTIN; DIFLUBENZURON; INSECTICIDE; LIMONOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIFE TABLE; MALE;

ANIMALS; CULEX; DIFLUBENZURON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; LIFE TABLES; LIMONINS; MALE;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 78649365895     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09190     Document Type: Article

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