Evaluation of Permethrin-Impregnated Cotton Balls as Potential Nesting Material to Control Ectoparasites of Woodrats in California

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 355-360

  Leprince, D J ^a   Lane, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fleas; Lyme disease; Permethrin; Spirochetes; Ticks; Woodrats

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR OCCIDENTALIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; IXODES NEOTOMAE; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODES WOODI; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA FUSCIPES; ORCHOPEAS SEXDENTATUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPIROCHAETALES;

PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COTTON; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; FLEA; INFESTATION; INSECT CONTROL; IXODES; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SIGMODONTINAE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CALIFORNIA; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; FLEAS; GOSSYPIUM; HOUSING, ANIMAL; IXODES; MALE; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PYRETHRINS; SIGMODONTINAE; TICK CONTROL; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 0030139352     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.3.355     Document Type: Review

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