Larvicidal activity of Phyllanthus emblica Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) leaf extracts against important human vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Jeyasankar, Alagarmalai ^a   Premalatha, ^a   Elumalai, Kuppusamy ^b  

^a Arignar Anna Government Arts College   (India)

^b Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous)   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larvicidal; Phyllanthus emblica leaf extracts

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; ETHER; HEXANE; LARVICIDAL AGENT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; LC 50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 84869109198     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60190-X     Document Type: Article

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