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Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 176. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 38 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 177. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 40 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 178. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 41 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 179. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 42 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 180. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 44 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 181. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 45 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 182. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 47 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 183. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 48 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 184. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 3+8 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 185. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 3+9 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India.  Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 186. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 3 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database on

Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 187. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 8+1 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 188. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 8+12 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 189. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 15+1 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Oudhia, P. (2009). Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in Indian state Chhattisgarh. 1.

Management of Nephotettix sp. in Rice (Oryza sativa) crop. 190. Neem (Azadirachta

indica)+Ficus religiosa based formulation (With 13+23 Herbs) . CGBD (Offline Database

on Chhattisgarh Biodiversity), Raipur, India. 

Markouk, M., Bekkouche, K., Larshini, M., Bousaid, M., Lazzek, H.B.

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extracts for larvicidal activity. Journal Ethnopharmacology 73:

293-297.

Palsson, K. and Janeson, T.G.T. 1999. Plant products used as mosquito

repellents in Guinea Bissau, West Africa. Acta Tropica 72: 39-52.

Patil, P.B., Holinosur, S.N. and Kallapur, V.L. 2005. Efficacy of Natural

Product,  Clerodendron inerme against dengue mosquito vector

Aedes aegypti. Current Science 90: 1064-66.

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of extracts from three Targetes species against adults and larvae

of yellow fever mosquito and  Anopheles stephensi

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Redwane, A., Lazrek, H.B., Bouallam, S., Markouk, M., Amarouch, H.

and Jana, M. 2002. Larvicidal activity of extracts from Querus

lusitania  var.  infectoria galls (oliv). Journal Ethnopharmacology

79: 261-263.

SaktivadiveL, M. and Thilagavathy, D. 2003. Larvicidal and

chemosterilant activity of the acetone fraction of petroleum ether

extract from Argemone mexicana L. seed. Bioresource Technology

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Saxena, R.C., Dixit, O.P. and Sukumaran, P. 1992. Laboratory

assessment of indigenous plant extracts for antijuvenile hormone

activity in  Culex quinquefasciatus. Indian Journal Medical

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Saxena, R.C., Harshan, V., Saxena, A., Sukumaran, P., Sharma, M.C.

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