Larvicidal activity of leucas aspera (Willd.) Against the larvae of culex quinquefasciatus say. And aedes aegypti L

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-217

  Maheswaran, R ^a   Sathish, S ^a   Ignacimuthu, S ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larvicidal activity; Leucas aspera

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; HEXANE; LEUCAS ASPERA EXTRACT;

ADULT; AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; LC50; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84946087439     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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