Mosquito repellent properties of Delonix elata ( L . ) gamble ( Family : Fabaceae ) against filariasis vector , Culex quinquefasciatus Say . ( Diptera : Culicidae )
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*Corresponding author: Dr. Marimuthu Govindarajan, (Principal Investigator, DSTFast Track Young Scientist Project, UGCMajor Research Project and ICMR Ad-hoc Research Project) , Unit of Vector Biology and Phytochemistry, Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar-608 002, Tamilnadu, India. Tel: 91 4144 238248 Fax: 91 4144 238080 E-mail: [email protected] Foundation Project: Supported by the University Grants Commission (UGC) [F.No.39646/2010 (SR)], New Delhi, India.
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