Embryonic development of human lice: Rearing conditions and susceptibility to spinosad

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 257-261

  Cueto, Gastón Mougabure ^a   Zerba, Eduardo ^b   Picollo, María Inés ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Human lice; Spinosad

Indexed keywords

PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 33745485109     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000300005     Document Type: Article

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