Skin and oviposition deterrent, ovicidal and deleterious delayed mortality effects of α-amyrin acetate against the malarial vector anopheles stephensi (diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 39-53

  Kuppusamy, Chenniappan ^a   Murugan, Kadarkarai ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Catharanthus roseus; Delayed mortality; Gravid mortality; Oviposition activity index; Oviposition deterrent

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; APOCYNACEAE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 84872317397     PISSN: 13020250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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