Susceptibility of British head lice, Pediculus capitis, to imidacloprid and fipronil

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-107

  Downs, A M R ^a,b   Stafford, K A ^a   Coles, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body lice; Cyclodiene resistance; Fipronil; Head lice; Imidacloprid; Lindane; Malathion resistance; P. humanus; Pediculus capitis; Permethrin resistance; U.K.

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DOSE RESPONSE; PEDICULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; PEDICULUS; PYRAZOLES;

ANIMALIA; PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0034076003     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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