Laboratory evaluation of a eucalyptus-based repellent against four biting arthropods

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 313-316

  Trigg, J K ^a   Hill, N ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 MENTHANE DERIVATIVE; CITRONELLAL; INSECT REPELLENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EUCALYPTUS; FLY; HUMAN; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TICK;

ACARI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTHROPODA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CERVIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; CITRONELLA; CULICOIDES VARIIPENNIS; EUCALYPTUS; INSECTA; IXODES; IXODES DAMMINI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS;

EID: 0029931293     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199606)10:4<313::AID-PTR854>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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