Repellency of deet to nymphs of Triatoma infestans

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-10

  Alzogaray, R A ^a   Fontan, A ^a   Zerba, E N ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chagas disease vector; Chemoreception; Deet; Insect repellent; N,N diethyl 3 methylbenzamide; N ethylmaleimide; Repellency; Triatoma infestans; Video tracking

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; INSECT CONTROL; REVIEW; TRIATOMA; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DEET; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECT VECTORS; TRIATOMA; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; ARENA; COLUMBA; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

EID: 0034108142     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00213.x     Document Type: Review

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