The fumigant and repellent activity of aliphatic lactones against Pediculus human us capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-56

  Toloza, Ariel Ceferino ^a   Zygadlo, Julio ^b   Mougabure Cueto, Gastón ^a   Zerba, Eduardo ^c   Faillaci, Silvina ^b   Picollo, María Inés ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas   (Argentina)

^b Universidad de Córdoba   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aliphatic lactones; Head lice; Permethrin resistance

Indexed keywords

ANOPLURA; EUCALYPTUS; PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 33644534855     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000100010     Document Type: Article

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