Triatoma infestans can be captured under natural climatic conditions using yeast-baited traps

Acta Tropica

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-284

  Lorenzo, M G ^a   Reisenman, C E ^a   Lazzari, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Attractants; Chagas disease; Control; Traps; Triatominae; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; YEAST;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLIMATE; NONHUMAN; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; YEAST;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHICKENS; CLIMATE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRIATOMA;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0032581575     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(98)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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