Susceptibility of two different strains of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to plant oils

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1734-1736

  Tare, Vrushali ^a   Deshpande, Sudhakar ^a   Sharma, Ravindra Nath ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Integrated pest management; Larvicides; Plant oils

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DAUCUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIPTERA;

EID: 8344224567     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.5.1734     Document Type: Article

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