Potential larvicidal and pupacidal activities of herbal essential oils against Culex quinquefasciatus say and Anopheles minimus (Theobald)

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1342-1351

  Phasomkusolsil, Siriporn ^a   Soonwera, Mayura ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anopheles minimus; Culex quinquefasciatus; Essential oil; Larvicide; Pupacide

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CULEX; INSECT; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OILS, VOLATILE; PUPA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952597296     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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