Efficacy of several commercially formulated essential oils against caged female aedes albopictus and culex quinquefasciatus when operationally applied via an automatic-timed insecticide application system

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-255

  Cilek, J E ^a   Hallmon, C F ^a   Johnson, R ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

25(b) compounds; automatic mist systems; Essential oils; plant oils

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; INSECTICIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

AEDES; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULEX; FEMALE; MOSQUITO;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ALLIUM SATIVUM; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CITRONELLA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 80052940140     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/10-6096.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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