House dust mites and their sensitivity to wood oils and volatiles

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Hiramatsu, Yasushi ^a   Shida, Satoshi ^b   Miyazaki, Yoshifumi ^c  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatophagoides farinae; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Essential oil; House dust mite; Wood volatiles

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; INSECT CONTROL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD;

DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HOUSE DUST MITE; WOOD VOLATILES;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ARACHNIDS; OIL;

ACARI; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 39849085076     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-007-0921-9     Document Type: Review

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