Bioefficacy of Duranta erecta leaf extract on yellow fever and dengue vector, Aedes aegypti Linn. in Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medicinal Plants Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1996-0875
DOI: 10.5897/jmpr2016.6277