Larvicidal activity of the grapefruit Citrus paradise (Rutaceae) on two vectors of dengue;Actividad larvicida de la toronja, Citrus paradisi (Rutaceae) sobre dos vectores del dengue

Revista Peruana de Biologia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 297-299

  Morales Saldaña, Jorge ^a   Gómez, Nélida ^a   Rovira, José ^b   Abrahams, Manuel ^a,c  

^a Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^c Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Investigaciones de la Salud   (Panama)

Author keywords

Aedes agypti; Aedes albopictus; Citrus paradisi; Larvicidal Activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959373657     PISSN: 15610837     EISSN: 17279933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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