Larvicidal and phytochemical properties of <i>Callistemon rigidus</i> R. Br. (Myrtaceae) leaf solvent extracts against three vector mosquitoes

<b>Background & objectives:</b> Due to ever-growing insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors and environmental contamination by synthetic insecticides, plants may be a source of alternative agents for mosquito control. Therefore, the present investigation involved the determination...

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Main Authors: Danga Yinyang Simon Pierre, Esimone Charles Okechukwu, Nukenine Elias Nchiwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/513216.pdf