Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of essential oils from different Mentha L. and Pulegium species against Culex quinquefasciatus say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Plant Protection Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-42

  Pavela, Roman ^a   Kaffková, Katarína ^b   Kumšta, Michal ^b  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Mosquito; Plant extracts; Terpenoid botanical insecticides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893446364     PISSN: 12122580     EISSN: 18059341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/48/2013-pps     Document Type: Article

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