Laboratory evaluation of aromatic essential oils from thirteen plant species as candidate repellents against Leptotrombidium chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae), the vector of scrub typhus

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-262

  Eamsobhana, Praphathip ^a   Yoolek, Adisak ^a   Kongkaew, Wittaya ^a   Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai ^b   Khlaimanee, Nittaya ^b   Parsartvit, Anchana ^c   Malainual, Nat ^a   Yong, Hoi Sen ^d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aromatic oils of plants; Chigger borne typhus; Larval trombiculid mite; Natural products; Repellents; Rickettsial disease

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECT REPELLENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; ESSENTIAL OIL; ETHANOL; LABORATORY METHOD; MITE; PLANT PRODUCT; REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; INFESTATION; LARVA; PARASITE VECTOR; SCRUB TYPHUS; TROMBICULIDAE;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; INSECT REPELLENTS; LARVA; MITE INFESTATIONS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; SCRUB TYPHUS; TROMBICULIDAE;

ACARI; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; LEPTOTROMBIDIUM; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS; STYRACACEAE; STYRAX; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; TROMBICULIDAE; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 59149093714     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-008-9214-2     Document Type: Article

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