Mosquito repellent attracts Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-115

  Braverman, Y ^a   Chizov Ginzburg, A ^a   Mullens, B A ^b  

^a KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluetongue vector; Culicoides; Eucalyptus attractant; Repellents

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MACULATA; INSECTA; MELIACEAE; OVIS ARIES;

INSECT REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICIDAE; INSECT REPELLENTS; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 0032617180     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.1.113     Document Type: Article

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