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Larvicidal potential of Juglans regia male flower against Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus

Sofi Imtiyaz AliDepartment of Botany, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India
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B. GopalakrishnanDepartment of Botany, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India
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V. VenkatesaluDepartment of Botany, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1463-1466 | Received 26 Aug 2017, Accepted 08 Dec 2017, Published online: 18 Dec 2017

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