Toxicity effect of Delonix elata (Yellow Gulmohr) and predatory efficiency of Copepod, Mesocyclops aspericornis for the control of dengue vector, Aedes aegypti

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-126

  Vasugi, Chellamuthu ^a   Kamalakannan, Siva ^a   Murugan, Kadarkarai ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Delonix elata; Mesocyclopes aspericornis; Mortality; Predatory efficiency

Indexed keywords

DELONIX ELATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; DELONIX ELATA; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVAL STAGE; LC 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MESOCYCLOPS ASPERICORNIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84875078004     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(13)60055-9     Document Type: Article

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