Field evaluation of colored light-emitting diodes as attractants for woodland mosquitoes and other diptera in North Central Florida

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 186-195

  Burkett, Douglas A ^a   Butler, Jerry F ^a   Kline, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractants; Color; Ecology; Light traps; Trap; Vision; Visual

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; COLOR; CULEX; FLY; INSECT CONTROL; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; UNITED STATES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; COLOR; CULEX; DIPTERA; FLORIDA; INSECT CONTROL; LIGHT; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 0032087574     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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