Neem oil (Azadirachta indica) nanoemulsion-a potent larvicidal agent against Culex quinquefasciatus

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-163

  Anjali, Ch ^a   Sharma, Yamini ^a   Mukherjee, Amitava ^a   Chandrasekaran, Natarajan ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Nanoemulsion; Neem oil; Ultrasonication

Indexed keywords

ACYLGLYCEROL; INSECTICIDE; NANOMATERIAL; NEEM OIL; POLYSORBATE; TERPENE;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DROPLET; EMULSION; ESSENTIAL OIL; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NEEM; SURFACTANT; ULTRASONICS; VISCOSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CULEX; EMULSION; LARVA; LD 50; MOSQUITO; PH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; CULEX; EMULSIONS; GLYCERIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYSORBATES; TERPENES; VISCOSITY;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 84855346661     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2233     Document Type: Article

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