Effect of Ageratum houstonianum Mill. (Asteraceae) leaf extracts on the oviposition activity of Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2295-2299

  Tennyson, Samuel ^a   Ravindran, K John ^b   Eapen, Alex ^b   William, S John ^c  

^a MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^c LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AGERATUM HOUSTONIANUM EXTRACT; HEXANE; INSECTICIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AGERATUM HOUSTONIANUM; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BREEDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; EGG LAYING; FIELD STUDY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEDES; AGERATUM; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; INSECT REPELLENTS; OVIPOSITION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AGERATUM HOUSTONIANUM; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ASTERACEAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 84872360271     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-3083-7     Document Type: Article

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