Oviposition and behavioral responses of Culex quinquefasciatus to skatole and synthetic oviposition pheromone in Tanzania

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1193-1203

  Mboera, L E G ^a   Takken, W ^b   Mdira, K Y ^a   Chuwa, G J ^a   Pickett, J A ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(5R,6S) 6 acetoxy 5 hexadecanolide; 3 methylindole; Behavior; Culex quinquefasciatus; Culicidae; Diptera; Oviposition; Semiochemicals; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; SKATOLE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; EGG LAYING; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; TANZANIA; ZOOLOGY;

CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 0034119256     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005432010721     Document Type: Article

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