Mosquitocidal activity of twenty-eight plant essential oils and their binary mixtures against Culex quinquefasciatus, (Diptera: Culicidae)

Background: Mosquito control programme using synthetic insecticides has been facing the challenges of resistance development. However, synergistic combinations of plant essential oils (EOs) having different modes of actions and potent lethal toxicity may further negate the concern of resistance deve...

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Main Authors: Sudarshana Mahanta, Bulbuli Khanikor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021002334