In vitro mosquito larvicidal activity of marine algae against the human vectors, Culex quinquefasciatus (say) and Aedes aegypti (linnaeus) (diptera: Culicidae)

International Journal of Zoological Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 272-278

  Manilal, Aseer ^a   Thajuddin, Nooruddin ^a   Selvin, Joseph ^a   Idhayadhulla, Akbar ^b   Kumar, Radhakrishnan Surendra ^b   Sujith, Sugathan ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Lobophora variegata, seaweed extract, larvicidal activity, mosquito, bioactive compounds, marine brown algae

Indexed keywords

ACROSIPHONIA; ACROSIPHONIACEAE; AEDES AEGYPTI; ALGAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DICTYOTACEAE; DIPTERA; LOBOPHORA VARIEGATA; PADINA TETRASTROMATICA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSACEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM WIGHTII; SPATOGLOSSUM ASPERUM; STOECHOSPERMUM MARGINATUM;

EID: 79959317503     PISSN: 18119778     EISSN: 18119786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijzr.2011.272.278     Document Type: Article

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