Evaluation of larvicidal activity of the aerial extracts of a medicinal plant, Ammannia baccifera (Linn) against two important species of mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Suman, T Y ^a   Elumalai, D ^a   Vignesh, A ^a   Kaleena, P K ^b   Murugesan, K ^a   Sadhasivam, Giji ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b PRESIDENCY COLLEGE   (India)

^c ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Ammannia baccifera; Culex quinquefasciatus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHLOROFORM; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AMMANNIA BACCIFERA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; LD 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 84869097942     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60180-7     Document Type: Article

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