The efficacy of neem seed extracts (Tre-san®, MiteStop®) on a broad spectrum of pests and parasites

Parasitology Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-269

  Schmahl, Günter ^a   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^b   Abdel Ghaffar, Fathy ^c   Klimpel, Sven ^d   Mehlhorn, Heinz ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; INSECTICIDE; NEED SEEM EXTRACT; SHAMPOO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; PLANT EXTRACT;

CIMEX; COCKROACH; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DILUTION; FLEA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; IXODES RICINUS; LOUSE; MALLOPHAGA; NONHUMAN; PEDICULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIPICEPHALUS; TENEBRIO; TRIATOMA; ACARI; ANIMAL; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; INSECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PLANT SEED;

ACARI; ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; AZADIRACHTA; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS;

ACARI; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BLATTA; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA; CIMICIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; HEXAPODA; IXODES; IXODIDA; MALLOPHAGA; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RAPTORES; RHIPICEPHALUS; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TRIATOMA; TROMBICULIDAE;

EID: 77955472827     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-1915-x     Document Type: Review

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