Efficacy of herbal essential oils as insecticide against Aedes aegypti (Linn.), Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) and Anopheles Dirus (Peyton and Harrison)

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1083-1092

  Phasomkusolsil, Siriporn ^a   Soonwera, Mayura ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aedes aepypti; Anopheles dirus; Culex quinquefasciatus; Essential oil; Insecticidal activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053057615     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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