Larvicidal efficacy of botanical extracts against two important vector mosquitoes

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 386-392

  Govindarajan, M ^a   Sivakumar, R ^a   Amsath, A ^b   Niraimathi, S ^c  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KHADIR MOHIDEEN COLLEGE   (India)

^c RVS College of Arts and Science   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles subpictus; Caesalpinia pulcherrima; Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Ervatamia coronaria; Larvicidal activity

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA EXTRACT; ERVATAMIA CORONARIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES SUBPICTUS; BIOASSAY; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX; CULEX TRITAENIORHYNCUS; DRUG EFFICACY; ERVATAMIA CORONARIA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LABORATORY; LARVA; LC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; VECTOR CONTROL;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; BENZENE; CAESALPINIA; CULEX; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS; TABERNAEMONTANA;

EID: 84859912918     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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