Resistance to insecticides and effect of synergists on permethrin toxicity in Pediculus capitis (anoplura: Pediculidae) from Buenos Aires

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 721-725

  Picollo, M I ^a   Vassena, C V ^a   Mougabure Cueto, G A ^a   Vernetti, M ^a   Zerba, E N ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cross resistance; Insecticide resistance; Pediculus capitis; Synergism

Indexed keywords

CARBARIL; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PERMETHRIN; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHROID; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CARBARYL; CHILD; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS; PERMETHRIN; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHRINS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034265029     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.5.721     Document Type: Article

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