Larvicidal and adult emergence inhibition activity of abutilon indicum (linn.) (malvaceae) leaf extracts against vector mosquitoes (diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Biopesticides

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Arivoli, S ^a   Tennyson, Samuel ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Abutilon indicum; Aedes aegypti; Anopheles stephensi; Culex quinquefasciatus; Leaf extracts

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON INDICUM; AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; MALVACEAE;

EID: 80053081578     PISSN: 0974391X     EISSN: 22308385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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