Larvicidal activity against Anopheles arabiensis of 10 South African plants that are traditionally used as mosquito repellents

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-89

  Mavundza, E J ^a,b   Maharaj, R ^a   Chukwujekwu, J C ^b   Finnie, J F ^b   Van Staden, J ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anopheles arabiensis; Larvicides; Malaria; Mosquitoes; Olax dissitiflora

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ETHANOL; MALARIA; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; PLANT EXTRACT; REPELLENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84879711420     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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