Attraction and Trapping of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) with Host Odors in the Laboratory

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 177-179

  McCall, P J ^a   Harding, G ^a   Roberts, J ^a   Auty, B ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Bioassay; Host location; Kairomones

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; PHEROMONE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHEROMONES;

EID: 0029678462     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.1.177     Document Type: Article

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