Comparative larvicidal potential of different plant parts of Withania somnifera against vector mosquitoes in the semi-arid region of Rajasthan

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-75

  Bansal, S K ^a   Singh, Karam V ^a   Sharma, Sapna ^a   Sherwani, M R K ^b  

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

^b JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Larvicidal potential; Mosquito; Semi arid region; Vector control; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; HETEROGENEITY; INSECTICIDE; LARVA; METHANOL; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PETROLEUM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SOLVENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

INDIA; RAJASTHAN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 79955872557     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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