Larvicidal activity of two Algerian Verbenaceae essential oils against Culex pipiens

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 370-373

  Zoubiri, Safia ^a,b,c   Baaliouamer, Aoumeur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^b EPE ALDAR   (Algeria)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE EN ANALYSES PHYSICO CHIMIQUES CRAPC   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens; Essential oil; Lantana camara L.; Larvicidal activity; Verbena officinalis

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; VERBENA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT;

ALGERIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX PIPIENS; EMBRYO; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

ALGERIA; ANIMALS; CULEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; VERBENACEAE;

CULEX PIPIENS; LANTANA CAMARA; VERBENA OFFICINALIS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 80052549470     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.033     Document Type: Article

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