Larvicidal efficacy of essential oil of betel leaf (<i> Piper betle</i> ) on the larvae of the old World screwworm fly, <i> Chrysomya bezziana in vitro</i>
Larvae of <i> Chrysomya bezziana</i> are the commonest cause of wound myiasis in some parts of the world. This obligatory parasite is important in humans and in commercial livestock. Kumarasinghe <i> et al </i> have reported that essential oil of betel leaf (EOBL) is larvici...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2007-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Dermatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2007;volume=52;issue=1;spage=43;epage=47;aulast=Wardhana |