Insect repellents in urban settings

Biologist

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-43

  Peterson, Chris ^a,b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTA;

INSECT REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; DISEASE CARRIER; HEALTH; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; URBANIZATION;

ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; CULICIDAE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTS; ISOPTERA; URBAN HEALTH; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0037518358     PISSN: 00063347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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