Field trials on the repellent activity of four plant products against mainly Mansonia population in western ethiopia

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-205

  Hadis, Mamuye ^a   Lulu, Mesfin ^a   Mekonnen, Yared ^a   Asfaw, Teffera ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

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Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CHRYSANTHEMUM EXTRACT; COCONUT OIL; EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS OIL; RUTA CHALEPENSIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; COCONUT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; EUCALYPTUS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LEMON; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PLANT PRODUCT; PYRETHRUM;

ANIMALS; AZADIRACHTA; CHRYSANTHEMUM CINERARIIFOLIUM; CULICIDAE; ETHIOPIA; EUCALYPTUS; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT REPELLENTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUTA; SEASONS;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CITRUS LIMON; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MACULATA; MANSONIA; RUTA; RUTA CHALEPENSIS; TANACETUM CINERARIIFOLIUM;

EID: 0037355989     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1051     Document Type: Article

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