Exposure to citral, cinnamon and ruda disrupts the life cycle of a vector of Chagas disease

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-8

  Abramson, Charles I ^a   Aldana, Elis ^b,c   Sulbaran, Enrique ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cinnamon toxicity; Citral toxicity; Life cycle; Molt; Ruta gaveolens toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; ECTOPARASITE; ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLT; PARASITE CONTROL; SHRUB; TOXICITY TEST;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALIA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; RUTA; RUTACEAE;

EID: 34047190246     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2007.7.8     Document Type: Article

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