Repellency Effect of Essential Oils of Some Native Plants and Synthetic Repellents against Human Flea, Pulex irritans (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Repellency Effect of Essential Oils of Some Native Plants and Synthetic Repellents against Human Flea, Pulex irritans (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Background: Fleas are important vectors of human and animal disease, and control measures for protection against their bites and flea-borne diseases are necessary. Methods: The essential oils (EOs) of four native medicinal plants, Ziziphora tenuiore, Myrtus communis, Achillea wilhelmsii and Mentha p...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Bagher Ghavami, Fahimeh Poorrastgoo, Behrooz Taghiloo, Jamshid Mohammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Pulex irritans
Ziziphora tenuiore
Myrtus communis
DEET
Repellents
Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/482

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