A wind tunnel bioassay system for screening mosquito repellents

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 234-240

  Sharpington, P J ^a   Healy, T P ^a   Copland, M J W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Diethyl methylbenzamide; Mosquito; Repellent; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHICKEN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; SKIN; STANDARD; WIND;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHICKENS; CULICIDAE; DEET; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; SKIN; WIND;

EID: 0034267596     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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