Response of Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to light-emitting diodes

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-188

  Bishop, Alan L ^a   Worrall, Ross ^a   Spohr, Lorraine J ^a   McKenzie, Harry J ^a   Barchia, Idris M ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Light traps; Monitoring; Vectors; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DIPTERA; ORBIVIRUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2942618272     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2003.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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