Screening of Indian coastal plant extracts for larvicidal activity of Culex quinquefasciatus

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 24-27

  Nazar, S ^a   Ravikumar, S ^a   Prakash Williams, G ^b   Syed Ali, M ^a   Suganthi, P ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MALANKARA CATHOLIC COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Abrus precatorius; Coastal plants; Culex quinquefasiatus; Cymbopogon citratus; Mosquito larvicidal activity; South West Coast of India

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052828274     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2009/v2i3/29407     Document Type: Article

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