Mosquito larvicidal and pupicidal activity of Euphorbia hirta Linn. (Family: Euphorbiaceae) and Bacillus sphaericus against Anopheles stephensi Liston. (Diptera: Culicidae)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-109

  Panneerselvam, C ^a   Murugan, K ^a   Kovendan, K ^a   Kumar, P Mahesh ^a   Subramaniam, J ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Bacillus sphaericus; Euphorbia hirta; Field trial; Larvicidal and pupicidal activity; Malarial vector

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; LARVA; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; LC 50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPICIDAL ACTIVITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACILLUS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PUPA;

EID: 84872531124     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(13)60003-6     Document Type: Article

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