Studies of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) ovipositional responses to newly identified semiochemicals from conspecific eggs

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-80

  Ganesan, Kumaran ^a   Mendki, Murlidhar J ^a   Suryanarayana, Malladi V S ^a   Prakash, Shri ^a   Malhotra, Ramesh C ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Attractants; Deterrents; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Oviposition; Semiochemicals

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33746899741     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2006.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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