Attraction of Culex pipiens/restuans (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes to bird uropygial gland odors at two elevations in the Niagara Region of Ontario

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 301-305

  Russell, Curtis B ^a   Hunter, Fiona F ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens; Culex restuans; Elevation; Host attraction; Uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

AEDES VEXANS; AVES; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX RESTUANS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 19444374273     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.3.301     Document Type: Article

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