Ovicidal and larvicidal activities of some plant extracts against Aedes aegypti L. and Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 468-471

  Munusamy, Rajiv Gandhi ^a   Appadurai, Daniel Reegan ^b   Kuppusamy, Sivasankaran ^a   Michael, Gabriel Paulraj ^a   Savarimuthu, Ignacimuthu ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^b National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Bioassay; Culex quinquefasciatus; Ovicidal and larvicidal activities

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTIN; CHLOROFORM; ELYTRARIA ACAULIS EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HEXANE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; SCILLA PERUVINA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; ELYTRARIA ACAULIS; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; LC50; LC90; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NONHUMAN; OVICIDAL ACTIVITY; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; SCILLA PERUVINA;

EID: 84990838778     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(16)61070-8     Document Type: Article

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