Efficacy of aquatain™, a Monomolecular surface film, against the malaria vectors Anopheles stephensi and An. Gambiae S.S. in the laboratory

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 758-763

  Bukhari, Tullu ^a   Knols, Bart G J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; BAYSILON; DIMETICONE; INSECTICIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EGG LAYING; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LABORATORY; LARVA; MALARIA CONTROL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; REACTION TIME; SAFETY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSION; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE CARRIER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EUCALYPTUS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; TIME;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EUCALYPTUS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION; PLANT OILS; PUPA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66149152226     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.758     Document Type: Article

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