Is the extract from the plant catmint (Nepeta cataria) repellent to mosquitoes in Australia?

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-354

  Webb, Cameron E ^a   Russell, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catmint; Mosquito; Natural repellent; Nepeta cataria

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; NEPETA; NEPETA CATARIA;

INSECT REPELLENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULEX; HUMAN; NEPETA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CULEX; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; NEPETA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38449100902     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[351:ITEFTP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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