Journal:
:journal of arthropod-borne diseases
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mm sedaghat department of medical entomology and vector control, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
a sanei dehkordi department of medical entomology and vector control, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
mr abai department of medical entomology and vector control, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
m khanavi department of pharmacognosy and medicinal plant research center, faculty of pharmacy, tehran uni- versity of medical sciences, tehran, iran
f mohtarami department of medical entomology and vector control, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
y salim abadi department of medical entomology and vector control, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
background: plant extracts and oils may act as alternatives to conventional pesticides for malaria vector control. the aim of this study was to evaluate the larvicidal activity of essential oils of three plants of apiaceae family against anopheles stephensi , the main malaria vector in iran. methods: essential oils from heracleum persicum , foeniculum vulgare and coriandrum sativum seeds were ...