Antifeedant and larvicidal activities of Acalypha fruticosa Forssk. (Euphorbiaceae) against Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) larvae

Journal of King Saud University - Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-16

  Lingathurai, S ^a   Ezhil Vendan, S ^a   Gabriel Paulraj, M ^a   Ignacimuthu, S ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acalypha fruticosa; Antifeedant; Larvicidal; Phytochemicals; Plutella xylostella

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951849543     PISSN: 10183647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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