Evaluation of coloured targets for the attraction of Glossina brevipalpis and Glossina austeni (Diptera: Glossinidae) in South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-305

  Kappmeier, Karin ^a   Nevill, E M ^a  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Colour targets; G. brevipalpis; Glossina austeni; South Africa; Tsetse flies; Visual attraction

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; GLOSSINA (PROPER); GLOSSINA AUSTENI; GLOSSINA BREVIPALPIS; GLOSSINIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TSETSE FLY; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENTOMOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; ODORS; SIZE PERCEPTION; TSETSE FLIES;

EID: 0033233301     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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