Essential oils of leaves of Piper species display larvicidal activity against the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the vector of the dengue virus, an endemic arbovirus from tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The increasing resistance of mosquitoes to commercial insecticides impairs regular control programs; therefore, chemical prospecting originating from the Amazonian f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-05722015000100105&lng=en&tlng=en |