Toxic Effect of Aliphatic Alcohols Against Susceptible and Permethrin-Resistant Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 457-460

  Mougabure Cueto, G ^a   Gonzalez Audino, P ^a   Vassena, C V ^a,b   Picollo, M I ^a   Zerba, E N ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aliphatic alcohols; Experimental lotions; Pediculus humanus capitis; Permethrin resistance

Indexed keywords

ANOPLURA; PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

1-NONANOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; DECANOL; FATTY ALCOHOL; LAURYL ALCOHOL; N-DECYL ALCOHOL; NONANOL; OCTANOL; PERMETHRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PEDICULUS; SKIN DISEASE;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; DODECANOL; FATTY ALCOHOLS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; OCTANOLS; PEDICULUS; PERMETHRIN; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 0036584824     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.3.457     Document Type: Article

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