Bioactivity of Argentinean essential oils against permethrin-resistant head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Toloza, Ariel C ^a   Zygadlo, Julio ^b   Biurrun, Fernando ^c   Rotman, Alicia ^d   Picollo, María I ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c Laboratorio de Diversidad Vegetal y Fitosociología   (Argentina)

^d Universidad Nacional Dejujuy   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentinean plants; biopesticides; fumigant activity; human head louse

Indexed keywords

ALOYSIA TRIPHYLLA; CINNAMOMUM; MAMMALIA; MYRCIANTHES; PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; CINNAMOMUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOUSE; MYRTACEAE; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VERBENACEAE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CINNAMOMUM; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MYRTACEAE; OILS, VOLATILE; PHTHIRAPTERA; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 78649298174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.010.14145     Document Type: Article

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