Evaluation of the potential insecticide activity of Tagetes minuta (Asteraceae) essential oil against the head lice Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae);Avaliação da atividade potencial inseticida de óleo essencial de Tagetes minuta (Asteraceae) contra Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 805-807

  Cestari, Ivanice M ^a   Sarti, Silvio J ^a   Waib, Cláudia M ^a   Branco Jr , Armando Castello ^a  

^a Universidade de Marilia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Botanical extract; Insecta; Pediculosis

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MARILIA; PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; TAGETES MINUTA;

EID: 35449007980     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2004000600021     Document Type: Article

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