Mosquito control with extracts from plants of the egyptian eastern desert

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 3-8

  Aly, M Z Y ^a   Badran, R A M ^b  

^a Quena University   (Egypt)

^b SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Artemisia cina; Cleome droserifolia; Culex pipiens L; Insecticide; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863208373     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v03n04_02     Document Type: Article

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