Community structure and diel activity patterns of Stomoxyinae from odour-baited Nzi trap collections

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 275-280

  Ndegwa, Paul N ^a   Ogodo, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Community structure; Diel activity; Diversity; Kenya; Peridomestic stable flies; Stomoxys

Indexed keywords

HAEMATOBOSCA; STOMOXYINI; STOMOXYS; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS; STOMOXYS INORNATUS; STOMOXYS NIGER NIGER; STOMOXYS TAENIATUS; STYGEROMYIA;

EID: 33747081700     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742758400020890     Document Type: Article

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