Testing insecticide susceptibility of Phlebotomus perniciosus and P. papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Italy

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 419-423

  Maroli, Michele ^a   Cianchi, Tiziana ^a   Bianchi, Riccardo ^a   Khoury, Cristina ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

DDT; Insecticide susceptibility; Italy; Lambda cyhalothrin; Permethrin; Phlebotomus papatasi; Phlebotomus perniciosus; Sand flies

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; CYHALOTHRIN; INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COLONY FORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DDT; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; ITALY; LEISHMANIASIS; NITRILES; PERMETHRIN; PSYCHODIDAE; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 0036966157     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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