Ovicidal and repellent properties of Coccinia indica Wight and Arn. (Family:Cucurbitaceae) against three important vector mosquitoes

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1010-1019

  Govindarajan, Marimuthu ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Anopheles stephensi; Coccinia indica; Culex quinquefasciatus; Ovicidal activity; Repellent activity

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BENZENE; CHLOROFORM; COCCINIA INDICA EXTRACT; HEXANE; INSECT REPELLENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; COCCINIA INDICA; CUCUMBER; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CUCURBITACEAE; CULEX; CULICIDAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054866153     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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