The response of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and A. funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) to tents baited with human odour or carbon dioxide in Tanzania

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-178

  Mboera, L E G ^a   Knols, B G J ^b   Takken, W ^b   Della Torre, A ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMAN ODOUR; MOSQUITO; TRAPPING;

TANZANIA;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0030858476     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300027322     Document Type: Article

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