Insecticidal and genotoxic activity of <it>Psoralea corylifolia</it> Linn. (Fabaceae) against <it>Culex quinquefasciatus</it> Say, 1823

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Indiscriminate use of synthetic insecticides to eradicate mosquitoes has caused physiological resistance. Plants provide a reservoir of biochemical compounds; among these compounds some have inhibitory effect on mosquitoes. In the pr...

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Main Authors: Dua Virendra K, Kumar Arvind, Pandey Akhilesh C, Kumar Sandeep
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/6/1/30