Efficacy of plant extracts and oils as mosquito repellents

Phytomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 311-323

  Thorsell, W ^a   Mikiver, A ^a   Malander, I ^a   Tunon H ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium extract essential oils of birch pine tar; Citronella; Clove; Eucalyptus; Geranium; Lavender; Lily of the valley and peppermint; Mosquito repellents

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES CINEREUS; AEDES COMMUNIS; ANIMALIA; CITRONELLA; CONVALLARIA MAJALIS; EUCALYPTUS; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LILIUM; MENTHA X PIPERITA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 0000058968     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(98)80072-X     Document Type: Article

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