Larvicidal efficacy of essential oil of betel leaf (<i> Piper betle</i> ) on the larvae of the old World screwworm fly, <i> Chrysomya bezziana in vitro</i>

Larvicidal efficacy of essential oil of betel leaf (<i> Piper betle</i> ) on the larvae of the old World screwworm fly, <i> Chrysomya bezziana in vitro</i>

Larvae of <i> Chrysomya bezziana</i> are the commonest cause of wound myiasis in some parts of the world. This obligatory parasite is important in humans and in commercial livestock. Kumarasinghe <i> et al </i> have reported that essential oil of betel leaf (EOBL) is larvici...

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Main Authors: Wardhana April, Kumarasinghe Sujith Prasad, Arawwawala LDAM, Arambewela Lakshmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
<i>Chrysomya
essential oil
betel leaf
larvicidal</i>
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2007;volume=52;issue=1;spage=43;epage=47;aulast=Wardhana

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