In vitro repellency of N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide and N,N-diethylphenylacetamide analogs against Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 430-434

  Debboun, Mustapha ^a,b   Wagman, Joseph ^a  

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

^b U States Army Ctr Hlth Prom P   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogs; DEET; DEPA; In vitro; Repellents

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 2542642459     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.430     Document Type: Article

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