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Citrus peel oil extracts as mosquito larvae insecticides
1National Institute for Medical Research, Amani Medical Research Centre, Tanga, Tanzania.
East African Medical Journal
|April 1, 1992
Abstract:
Susceptibility tests were carried out in Culex quinquefasciatus larvae using peel oil extracts of bitter orange (Citrus aurantium), orange (Citrus sinensis) and lemon (Citrus limon). Larvae mortalities were observed indicating that the extracts may contain potentially useful insecticides.