Differential Larval Toxicity and Oviposition Altering Activity of Some Indigenous Plant Extracts against Dengue and Chikungunya Vector Aedes albopictus.

Differential Larval Toxicity and Oviposition Altering Activity of Some Indigenous Plant Extracts against Dengue and Chikungunya Vector Aedes albopictus.

Background: Mosquitoes are well known as vectors of several disease causing pathogens. The extensive use of synthetic insecticides in the mosquito control strategies resulted to the development of pesticide resistance and fos- tered environmental deterioration. Hence in recent years plants become a...

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Main Authors: Ruchi Yadav, Varun Tyagi, Sachin N Tikar, Ajay K Sharma, Murlidhar J Mendki, Ashok K Jain, Devanathan Sukumaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Aedes albopictus
Larvicide
Oviposition activity
Plant extracts
Vector Management
Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/216

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