Evaluation of aqueous and ethanol extract of bioactive medicinal plant, Cassia didymobotrya (Fresenius) Irwin & Barneby against immature stages of filarial vector, Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 707-711

  Nagappan, Raja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Aqueous; Cassia didymobotrya; Culex quinquefasciatus; Ethanol; Extracts; Larvicide; Pupicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CASSIA DIDYMOBOTRYA EXTRACT; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTHROPOD LIFE CYCLE STAGE; ARTICLE; CASSIA; CASSIA DIDYMOBOTRYA; CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FILARIASIS; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPICIDAL ACTIVITY; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LD 50; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT;

ANIMALS; CASSIA; CULEX; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84862332461     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60214-7     Document Type: Article

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