Testing vitamin B as a home remedy against mosquitoes

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-217

  Ives, Anthony R ^a   Paskewitz, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Mosquito repellent; Vitamin B

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; INSECTA;

INSECT REPELLENT; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 25144502029     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[213:TVBAAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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