Repellency of volatile oils from plants against three mosquito vectors

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 76-82

  Tawatsin, Apiwat ^a,b   Wratten, Steve D ^b   Scott, R Roderic ^b   Thavara, Usavadee ^a   Techadamrongsin, Yenchit ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Deet; Mosquitoes; Plant volatile oils; Repellents

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FLYING; MOSQUITO; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECT VECTORS; PLANT OILS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0035376351     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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