Gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis and larvicidal activity of leaf essential oil extract of Leucas aspera against dengue, malaria and filariasis vectors

Abstract Background Insect-transmitted diseases cause high morbidity but they also include deadly diseases that cause high mortality rates among infected individuals. Several mosquito species including Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi, and Culex quinquefasciatus are vectors. Ae. aegypti, a vector...

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Main Authors: Devan Elumalai, Manikandan Kayalvizhi, Patheri Kunil Kaleena, Anandhan Vignesh, Maduraiveeran Hemavathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41936-018-0064-0