The effectiveness of benzyl benzoate and different chemicals as acaricides

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 164-170

  Kalpaklioglu A F ^a,b   Ferizli, A G ^a   Misirligil, Z ^a   Demirel, Y S ^a   Gurbuz L ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Benzyl benzoate; Dermatophagoides farinae; Essential oils; Phenyl salicylate; Tea

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ALLERGEN; BENZYL BENZOATE; ESSENTIAL OIL; SALOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029885875     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb04581.x     Document Type: Article

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