Studies on the larvicidal efficacy of aqueous extracts of Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth and Mitracarpus scaber (Zucc) on Culex quinquefasciatus (culicidae) mosquito larvae

K. Abdullahi; M. G. Abubakar; R. A. Umar; M. S. Gwarzo; M. Muhammad; H. M. Ibrahim

doi:10.5897/JMPR.9001159

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Medicinal Plants Research

Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
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ISSN: 1996-0875
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
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Studies on the larvicidal efficacy of aqueous extracts of Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth and Mitracarpus scaber (Zucc) on Culex quinquefasciatus (culicidae) mosquito larvae

K. Abdullahi1*, M. G. Abubakar2, R. A. Umar2, M. S. Gwarzo3, M. Muhammad1 and H. M. Ibrahim1

1Department of Biological Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P. M. B. 2346 Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria. 2Department of Biochemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P. M. B. 2346 Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria. 3Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
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Article Number - C782CE416039
Vol.5(21), pp. 5321-5323 , October 2011
https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR.9001159

Accepted: 30 August 2011
Published: 09 October 2011

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