Development of an In Vitro Method for the Evaluation of Candidate Repellents Against Leptotrombidium (Acari: Trombiculidae) Chiggers

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-67

  Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai ^a   Khlaimanee, Nittaya ^a   Monkanna, Taweesak ^a   Mungviriya, Siriporn ^a   Leepitakrat, Warisa ^a   Debboun, Mustapha ^a,b   Coleman, Russell E ^a,c  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiggers; Leptotrombidium; Personal protection; Repellents; Scrub typhus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; LEPTOTROMBIDIUM; LEPTOTROMBIDIUM IMPHALUM; TROMBICULIDAE; TUNGA PENETRANS;

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; PARASITE VECTOR; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TROMBICULIDAE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; DEET; INSECT REPELLENTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TROMBICULIDAE;

EID: 0037267644     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.1.64     Document Type: Article

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