Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice) and Pediculus humanus humanus (body lice): Response to laboratory temperature and humidity and susceptibility to monoterpenoids

Parasitology Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 163-167

  Gallardo, A ^a   Mougabure Cueto, G ^a   Picollo, M I ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas de Las Fuerzas Armadas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; LINALOOL; PULEGONE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; LOUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS HUMANUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; HUMIDITY; INSECTICIDES; MONOTERPENES; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEDICULUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CORPORIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 67649598357     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1378-0     Document Type: Article

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