Enhanced efficiency of electrostatically charged insecticide aerosols

Pest Management Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 432-436

  Whitmore, Lindsey F ^a   Hughes, John F ^a   Harrison, Neale ^b   Abela, Mario ^b   O'Rourke, Patrick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RECKITT BENCKISER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Domestic; Electrostatic charge; Houseflies; Insecticide aerosol; Mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

ALLETHRIN; BIOALLETHRIN; BIORESMETHRIN; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRICITY; FLIGHT; HOUSE FLY; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; POWER SUPPLY;

AEROSOLS; ALLETHRIN; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CULEX; ELECTROSTATICS; HOUSEFLIES; INSECTICIDES; MORTALITY; PYRETHRINS;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; HEXAPODA; MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 0035043006     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.292     Document Type: Article

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