title: Toxicity of Nerium indicum Miller seed extract on bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis Gray.
abstract: Crude extract (12.5 ml/kg) of N. indicum seed gave 100% mortality of B. bengalensis. Humanness assessment study revealed that this plant orgin chemical caused low pain and sufferings to the target pests.
authors.affiliation: PG & Research Dept. of Zoology and Wildlife Biology, A.V.C. College (Autonomous), Mannampandal 609 305, India. ratsaro@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saravanan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senthilkumar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elayaraja
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suresh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D009115:Muridae / Q000502:physiology; D030007:Nerium; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000633:toxicity; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D012639:Seeds
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D012378:Rodenticides