Larvicidal effects of selected plant leaves extract against anopheles mosquito

Ecology, Environment and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 375-380

  Mary Kensa, V ^a  

^a S T HINDU COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ecofriendly; Larvicidal; Mosquito; Prophylactic

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHNOBOTANY; LARVA; LEAF; MOSQUITO; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT EXTRACT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

ACALYPHA INDICA; AERVA LANATA; ANOPHELES (GENUS); CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CYNODON DACTYLON; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 80052857418     PISSN: 0971765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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