Efficacy of Limonia acidissima L. (Rutaceae) leaf extract on larval immatures of Culex quinquefasciatus Say 1823

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 711-716

  Banerjee, Siddharthasankar ^a   Singha, Someshwar ^a   Laskar, Subrata ^a   Chandra, Goutam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Culex quinquefasciatus; GC MS analysis; Limonia acidissima; Phytosteroid

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; LARVICIDAL AGENT; LIMONIA ACIDISSIMA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVAL STAGE; LIMONIA ACIDISSIMA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUTACEAE;

ANIMALS; CULEX; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RUTACEAE;

EID: 80053457047     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60179-X     Document Type: Article

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