Landing sites on the human body preferred by aedes albopictus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-99

  Shirai, Yoshikazu ^a   Funada, Hisashi ^a   Kamimura, Kiyoshi ^a   Seki, Taisuke ^b   Morohashi, Masaaki ^a  

^a TOYAMA MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Seki Dermatological Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Body temperature; Foot; Hand; Preferred landing site

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS;

ADULT; AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FACE; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AEDES; ANIMALS; FACE; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; LEG; MALE; POSTURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036598588     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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