Lousicidal, ovicidal and repellent efficacy of some essential oils against lice and flies infesting water buffaloes in Egypt

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 164, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 257-266

  Khater, Hanem F ^a   Ramadan, Mohamed Y ^a   El Madawy, Reham S ^a  

^a Benha University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Essential oils; Fly repellent; Haematopinus tuberculatus; Lice; Ovicidal; Pediculicide

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; CHAMOMILE; ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECT REPELLENT; ONION OIL; PEPPERMINT OIL; PHENOTHRIN; ROSEMARY OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BUFFALO; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; EXPOSURE; FLY; HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS; HAEMATOPINUS TUBERCULATUS; HIPPOBOSCA EQUINA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOUSE FLY; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LC 50; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEDICULOSIS; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; EGYPT; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; MYIASIS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

ALLIUM CEPA; ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; DRYOBALANOPS; HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS; HAEMATOPINUS TUBERCULATUS; HEXAPODA; HIPPOBOSCA EQUINA; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; PHTHIRAPTERA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS;

EID: 70249085887     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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