Larvicidal Activity of Nerium oleander against Larvae West Nile Vector Mosquito Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

Background. Outbreaks of the West Nile virus infection were reported in Morocco in 1996, 2003, and 2010. Culex pipiens was strongly suspected as the vector responsible for transmission. In the North center of Morocco, this species has developed resistance to synthetic insecticides. There is an urgen...

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Main Authors: Fouad El-Akhal, Raja Guemmouh, Yassine Ez Zoubi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/943060