Evaluation of larvicidal activity of medicinal plant extracts against three mosquito vectors

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Bagavan, A ^a   Rahuman, A Abdul ^a  

^a C ABDUL HAKEEM COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles vagus; Armigeres subalbatus; Culex vishnui; Larvicidal activity; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; CHLOROFORM; HEXANE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABRUS; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES VAGUS; ARMIGERES SUBALBATUS; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BANANA; BERMUDA GRASS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLOVE; CROTON; CROTON BONPLANDIANUM; CULEX; CULEX VISHNUI; CYNODON; FLOWER; INSECT CONTROL; MOSQUITO; MUSA PARADISIACA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; COMPLEX MIXTURES; CULICIDAE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651420979     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60027-8     Document Type: Article

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