Tick repellents: Past, present, and future

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-79

  Bissinger, Brooke W ^a   Roe, R Michael ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BioUD; Deet; IR3535; Natural repellent; Oil of lemon eucalyptus; Permethrin; Picaridin; Repellent; Tick

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CITRUS LIMON; EUCALYPTUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 75149187811     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2009.09.010     Document Type: Review

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