The medicinal use of essential oils and their components for treating lice and mite infestations

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1303-1310

  Williamson, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acaricidal; Essential oils; Insecticidal; Monoterpenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249139528     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0700201223     Document Type: Review

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