Laboratory evaluation of chitin synthesis inhibitors (Diflubenzuron and Buprofezin) against aedes aegypti larvae from Lahore, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1079-1084

  Jahan, Nusrat ^a   Razaq, Jaweeria ^a   Jan, Ayesha ^a  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Buprofezin; Dengue fever; Diflubenzuron; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHITIN; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; EMERGENCE; GROWTH REGULATOR; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVA; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO;

LAHORE; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

EID: 83155184014     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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