TOXIC AND REPELLENCE EFFICACY OF PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST MOSQUITOES

TOXIC AND REPELLENCE EFFICACY OF PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST MOSQUITOES

Efficacy of ocimum plant extracts against malaria and non-malaria vectors

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ( 2010-08-31 )

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The plant Kingdom resources in Africa still have a role to play in reducing malaria burden. Since ancient time the use of plants for protection against haematophagus insect in publich health and veterinary. Ocimum plants; Ocimum suave and Ocimum kilimandscharicum have been used and shown a great Impact in reducing indoor vector density and human biting rates. The use of this resource in poor rural communities where the disease is endemic can be of both source of employement and disease reduction by installing a machine for distilling both crude and active ingredient of the plants. The plants have ability to be incoporated and supplementing the existing vector control tool for increasing the efficacy of the control methods.

Book Details:

ISBN-13:

978-3-8383-8478-8

ISBN-10:

3838384784

EAN:

9783838384788

Book language:

English

By (author) :

Eliningaya Kweka

Number of pages:

152

Published on:

2010-08-31

Category:

Biology