Insecticidal activity of individual and mixed monoterpenoids of geranium essential oil against pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 332-335

  Gallardo, A ^a   Picollo, M I ^a   Gonzalez Audino P ^a   Mougabure Cueto, G ^a  

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

Author keywords

artificial mixture; Geranium maculatum; geranium oil; head lice; synergism

Indexed keywords

CITRONELLOL; CITRONELLYL FORMATE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIOL; INSECTICIDE; LINALOOL; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GERANIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LD 50; PEDICULUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GERANIUM; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PEDICULUS; TERPENES;

GERANIUM MACULATUM; PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 84858403674     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11142     Document Type: Article

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