Mosquito larvicidal activity of methyl-p-hydroxybenzoate isolated from the leaves of Vitex trifolia Linn

Acta Tropica

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 115-118

  Kannathasan, K ^a   Senthilkumar, A ^a   Venkatesalu, V ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larvicidal activity; Methyl p hydroxybenzoate; Vitex trifolia

Indexed keywords

METHYL PARABEN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX TRIFOLIA EXTRACT;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DISEASE VECTOR; LEAF; METHANOL; MOSQUITO; SHRUB;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LC 50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; VITEX; VITEX TRIFOLIA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PARABENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; VITEX;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; VITEX TRIFOLIA;

EID: 80052087872     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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