Efficacy of larvicidal and pupicidal activity of Catharanthus roseus aqueous and solvent extracts against Anopheles stephensi Liston and Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 625-630

  Subarani, Selladurai ^a   Sabhanayakam, Selvi ^a   Kamaraj, Chinnaperumal ^b   Elango, Gandhi ^b   Kadir, Mohamed Abdul ^c  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b C ABDUL HAKEEM COLLEGE   (India)

^c MSS Wakf Board College   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Catharanthus roseus; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larvicidal activity; Medicinal plant; Pupicidal activity

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; INSECTICIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; PUPICIDAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DRUG ISOLATION; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVAL STAGE; LC 50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATHARANTHUS; CULEX; DISEASE VECTORS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PUPA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879239111     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(13)60107-8     Document Type: Article

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