Insecticidal and repellency effects of smoke from plant pellets with or without D-allethrin 90 EC against three medical insects

Journal of Entomology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-15

  Denloye, A A B ^a   Teslim, K O ^a   Fasasi, O A ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; d allethrin; Insecticide; Musca domestica; Pellets; Periplaneta americana; Repellent

Indexed keywords

ADANSONIA; ADANSONIA DIGITATA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 33746047674     PISSN: 18125670     EISSN: 18125689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/je.2006.9.15     Document Type: Article

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