Susceptibility of sand flies to selected insecticides in North Africa and the Middle East

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-27

  Tetreault, Gary E ^a,b   Zayed, Abd El Baset B ^a,c   Hanafi, Hanafi A ^a   Beavers, Gregory M ^a,b   Zeichner, Brian C ^d  

^a Vector Biology Research Program   (United States)

^b Navy Dis Vec Ecol/Control Center   (United States)

^c Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

^d USACHPPM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Insecticides; Lethal dose; Phlebotomus; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BENDIOCARB; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORPHENOTANE; CYFLUTHRIN; INSECTICIDE; MALATHION; NITRILE; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID; RESMETHRIN;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LD 50; MIDDLE EAST; PSYCHODIDAE;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; ANIMALS; CARBAMATES; DDT; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALATHION; MIDDLE EAST; NITRILES; PERMETHRIN; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PSYCHODIDAE; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 0035294236     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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