Role of Bacteria in Mediating the Oviposition Responses of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 841-848

  Trexler, Jonathan D ^a   Apperson, Charles S ^a   Zurek, Ludek ^a,b   Gemeno, César ^a,c   Schal, Coby ^a   Kaufman, Michael ^d   Walker, Edward ^d   Watson, D Wesley ^a   Wallace, Lance ^e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e THE CITADEL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Attractants; Bacteria; Electroantennogram; Organic infusion; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INVERTEBRATA; PSYCHROBACTER; PSYCHROBACTER IMMOBILIS; QUERCUS; SPHINGOBACTERIUM; SPHINGOBACTERIUM MULTIVORUM;

EID: 1642488974     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.841     Document Type: Article

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