Repellency of hydrogenated catmint oil formulations to black flies and mosquitoes in the field

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1080-1086

  Spero, Niketas C ^a,b   Gonzalez, Yamaira I ^a   Scialdone, Mark A ^a   Hallahan, David L ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b ICR   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes intrudens; Catnip; Dihydronepetalactone; Repellent; Simulium decorum

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FLY; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEPETA;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AEDES; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; NEPETA; PLANT OILS; SIMULIIDAE;

NEPETA; NEPETA CATARIA; OCHLEROTATUS INTRUDENS; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM DECORUM;

EID: 56749091182     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1080:ROHCOF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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