Adulticidal properties of Pithecellobium dulce ( Roxb . ) Benth . ( Family : Fabaceae ) against dengue vector , Aedes aegypti ( Linn . ) ( Diptera : Culicidae )
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*Corresponding author: Dr. Marimuthu Govindarajan, (Principal Investigator, DSTFast Track Young Scientist Project, UGC-Major 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 University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India [F.No.39-646/2010 (SR)].
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