Mosquito larvicidal activity of Aloe vera (Family: Liliaceae) leaf extract and Bacillus sphaericus, against Chikungunya vector, Aedes aegypti

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 503-509

  Subramaniam, Jayapal ^a   Kovendan, Kalimuthu ^a   Mahesh Kumar, Palanisamy ^a   Murugan, Kadarkarai ^a   Walton, William ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aloe vera; Bacillus sphaericus; Dengue vector; Larvicidal activity

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ALOE VERA; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LILIACEAE;

EID: 84866563048     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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