Larvicidal Properties of the Essential Oils of Some Malaysian Plants on Three Vector Mosquitoes

The toxicity of the essential oils of eighteen Malaysian plants on the 4thinstar larvae of three vector mosquitoes (Anopheles maculatus, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquejasciatus) was studied. The leaf oil of Litsea elliptica was the most effective, exhibiting LCso of 13.61 f-lg mr! for An. maculatus...

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Main Authors: Jantan, Ibrahim, Mohd Zaki, Zaridah, Ahmad, Rohani
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1996
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3238/1/Larvicidal_Properties_of_the_Essential_Oils_of_SOIne.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3238/
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