Effects of a botanical larvicide derived from Azadirachta indica (the neem tree) on oviposition behaviour in Anopheles gambiae s.s. mosquitoes

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1948-1954

  Howard, Annabel F V ^a,b   Adongo, Elizabeth A ^a   Vulule, John ^c   Githure, John ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Azadirachta indica; Egg laying; Fecundity; Malaria; Neem; Oviposition; Wing length

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PROGENY;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 84860400825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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