Mosquito larvicidal and phytochemical properties of Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae) against three important mosquitoes

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-143

  Rajeswary, M ^a   Govindarajan, M ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ageratina adenophora; Larvicidal activity; Mosquitoes; Phytochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CAROTENOID; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FAT; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; INSECTICIDE; METHANOL; OIL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERBINOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AGERATINA ADENOPHORA; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA; CLAUSENA ANISATA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; ERVATAMIA CORONARIA; INDIA; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; LC 50; LC 90; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SIDA ACUTA; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VECTOR CONTROL;

AEDES; AGERATINA; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CULEX; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879309157     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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