Laboratory and Field Evaluations of Oviposition Responses of Aedes albopictus and Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Oak Leaf Infusions

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 967-976

  Trexler, Jonathan D ^a   Apperson, Charles S ^a   Schal, Coby ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Aedes triseriatus; Infusion; Oviposition; Oviposition trap

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

PLANT EXTRACT;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; ODORS; OVIPOSITION; PLANT EXTRACTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

EID: 0032198925     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.6.967     Document Type: Article

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