Dihydronepetalactones deter feeding activity by mosquitoes, stable flies, and deer ticks

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 832-840

  Feaster, John E ^a   Scialdone, Mark A ^a   Todd, Robin G ^a,b   Gonzalez, Yamaira I ^a   Foster, Joseph P ^a   Hallahan, David L ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b ICR   (United States)

Author keywords

Catnip; Iridoid; Nepeta cataria; Nepetalactone; Repellent

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; DIHYDRONEPETALACTONE; INSECT REPELLENT; NEPETALACTONE; PYRONE DERIVATIVE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; INSECT CONTROL; IXODES; METHODOLOGY; MUSCIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CYCLOPENTANES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT REPELLENTS; IXODES; MUSCIDAE; PYRONES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; CERVIDAE; HEXAPODA; IXODES DAMMINI; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; MUSCIDAE; NEPETA; NEPETA CATARIA; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS;

EID: 68149145675     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0413     Document Type: Article

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