Baseline susceptibility of a laboratory strain of Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae) using a modified World Health Organization testing protocol

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 903-905

  Zeichner, Brian C ^a  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediculus humanus humanus; Pyrethroids; Resistance testing; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ANOPLURA; PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CORPORIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

INSECTICIDE; LINDANE; MALATHION; PERMETHRIN; PHENOTHRIN; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GENETICS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METHODOLOGY; PEDICULUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ENTOMOLOGY; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; MALATHION; PEDICULUS; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHRINS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033220025     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.6.903     Document Type: Article

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