Attractiveness of beach ball decoys to adult Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 127-129

  Cilek, J E ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Control; Management; Stomoxys calcitrans traps

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; MUSCIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 0036359624     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.1.127     Document Type: Article

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