Mosquito larvicidal and ovicidal properties of Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk (Asteraceae) against chikungunya vector, Aedes aegypti (Linn.) (Diptera: Culicidae)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-28

  Govindarajan, M ^a   Karuppannan, P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Eclipta alba; Larvicidal activity; Ovicidal activity

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BENZENE; CHLOROFORM; HEXANE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; VIRUS VECTOR;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECLIPTA; ECLIPTA ALBA; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; VECTOR CONTROL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DISEASE VECTORS; ECLIPTA; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; OVUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651463193     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60026-6     Document Type: Article

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