Evaluation of the larvicidal efficiency of stem, roots and leaves of the weed, Parthenium hysterophorus (Family: Asteraceae) against aedes aegypti L.

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 395-400

  Kumar, Sarita ^a   Nair, Gokul ^a   Singh, Abhay Pratap ^a   Batra, Sahil ^a   Wahab, Naim ^a   Warikoo, Radhika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Extract; Larvicidal; Parthenium hysterophorus; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALKALOID; ETHER; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LARVAL STAGE; LC 50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 84865074114     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60086-3     Document Type: Article

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