Tagetes erecta Linn. and its mosquitocidal potency against Culex quinquefasciatus

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 186-188

  Nikkon, Farjana ^a   Habib, M Rowshanul ^a   Saud, Zahangir Alam ^a   Karim, M Rezaul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus Say; Larvae; Larvicidal effect; Mosquitocidal; Tagetes erecta Linn.; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; LARVICIDAL AGENT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; TAGETES ERECTA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOWER; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LC 50; MARIGOLD; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; LD 50; TAGETES;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FLOWERS; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TAGETES;

EID: 79959477640     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60024-5     Document Type: Article

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