Plant extracts as potential mosquito larvicides

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 581-598

  Ghosh, Anupam ^a   Chowdhury, Nandita ^b   Chandra, Goutam ^b  

^a BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Insecticides; Integrated mosquito management; Larvicides; Lc50; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; CANNABIS; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; LARVICIDAL AGENT; PISTACIA LENTISCUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SOLVENT; SOUR ORANGE EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ACACIA NILOTICA; ANACARDIACEAE; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; COLOCYNTH; DRUG ACTIVITY; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EXTRACTION; JATROPHA CURCAS; LAMIACEAE; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; LAVANDULA STOECHAS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTHA MICROCORPHYLLA; METABOLITE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; ORIGANUM SYRIACUM; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM; SOUR ORANGE; THYMUS CAPITATUS; TOXICITY; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84863188190     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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