EFFECT OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES ON PIGMENT AND ANTIOXIDANT RETENTION OF BETEL LEAF (PIPER BETEL L.)

Larvicidal effects of mineral turpentine

Larvicidal effects of mineral turpentine, low aromatic white spirits, aqueous extracts of Cassia alata, and aqueous extracts, ethanolic extracts and essential oil of betel leaf (Piper betle) on Chrysomya megacephala

✍ Sujith Prasad W. Kumarasinghe; Nadira D. Karunaweera; Ranjan L. Ihalamulla; Laks 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 112 KB

## Abstract **Background** Many methods have been employed, with variable success, in the treatment of cutaneous myiasis caused by __Chrysomya__ species. **Aims** Experiment 1: to assess the larvicidal effect of mineral turpentine (MT) and the main ingredient of MT, low aromatic white spirits (LAW