Larvicidal and repellent activity of tetradecanoic acid against Aedes aegypti (Linn.) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say.) (Diptera:Culicidae)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 706-710

  Sivakumar, R ^a   Jebanesan, A ^a   Govindarajan, M ^a   Rajasekar, P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larvicidal activity; Repellent activity; Tetradecanoic acid

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; MYRISTIC ACID;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVAL STAGE; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PROTECTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; MYRISTIC ACID;

EID: 80053453128     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60178-8     Document Type: Article

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