Fumigant toxicity and phytochemical analysis of Petiveria alliacea (Linneaus) leaf and root bark oil on adult Culex quinquefasciatus

Abstract Background Culex mosquitoes are a major vector of public health importance and have been implicated for the transmission of some parasitic diseases such as lymphatic filariasis and West Nile virus. It has also been reported to cause several problems which include developing resistance to sy...

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Main Authors: Michael Olarewaju Akintan, Joseph Onaolapo Akinneye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42269-020-00355-3