Toxicity of essential and non-essential oils against the chewing louse, Bovicola (Werneckiella) ocellatus

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 831-835

  Talbert, R ^a   Wall, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovicola; Control; Ectoparasite; Essential oil; Louse; Pediculicide; Werneckiella

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; CLOVE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; EUGENOL; LAVENDER OIL; PEPPERMINT OIL; TEA TREE OIL; TERPINEN 4 OL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BOVICOLA OCELLATUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONKEY; INSECT CONTROL; LC 50; LOUSE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRODUCT SAFETY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EQUIDAE; INSECTICIDES; ISCHNOCERA; LICE INFESTATIONS; PLANT OILS;

BOVICOLA; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; DRYOBALANOPS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 84863095374     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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