Field evaluation of three botanical repellents against psorophora ferox, Aedes atlanticus, and Aedes mitchellae

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-381

  Qualls, Whitney A ^a   Xue, Rui De ^a  

^a Anastasia Mosquito Control District   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes atlanticus; Aedes mitchellae; Botanical repellents; Lemongrass; Psorophora ferox

Indexed keywords

AEDES ATLANTICUS; AEDES MITCHELLAE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; HEXAPODA; OCHLEROTATUS STICTICUS; PSOROPHORA FEROX;

INSECT REPELLENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; MOSQUITO; PLANT; TIME;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; INSECT REPELLENTS; PLANT OILS; PLANTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73349125497     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/09-5850.1     Document Type: Article

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