Evaluation of larvicidal potential of certain insect pathogenic fungi extracts against Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus

Entomological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 211-215

  Maurya, Prejwltta ^a   Mohan, Lalit ^a   Sharma, Preeti ^a   Srivastava, C N ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Aspergillus spp; Cx. quinquefasciatus; F.sporotrichoides; P.verrucosum

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HEXAPODA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCOSUM;

EID: 81455143897     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2011.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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