Field Evaluation of an Area Repellent System (Thermacell) Against Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) and Ochlerotatus caspius (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sanliurfa Province, Turkey

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 930-934

  Alten, Bulent ^a   Caglar, Selim S ^a   Simsek, Fatih M ^a   Kaynas, Sinan ^a   Perich, Michael J ^a,b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Area repellent; cis trans allethrin; Ochlerotatus caspius; Phlebotomus papatasi; Thermacell

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA; OCHLEROTATUS CASPIUS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 1642447771     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.930     Document Type: Article

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