Volatility and mosquito repellency of hemizygia welwitschii rolfe oil and its formulations

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-128

  Oyedele, A O ^a,b   Orafioiya, Lara O ^a,b   Lamikanra, A ^a,b   Olaifa, J I ^a,b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Evaporation rate; Formulation; Hemizygia welwitscliii; Mosquito repellency; Volatile oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001208686     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742758400018762     Document Type: Article

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