Performance of the Nzi and other traps for biting flies in North America

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 387-397

  Mihok, S ^a   Carlson, D A ^b   Krafsur, E S ^c   Foil, L D ^d  

^a Center for Medical Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology ^*  (Canada)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster fly; Mosquitoes; Nzi trap; Phthalogen blue; Stable fly; Tabanids

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FLY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

ALBERTA; CANADA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; IOWA; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; UNITED STATES;

CHRYSOPS ABERRANS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; GLOSSINA (GENUS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HYBOMITRA LASIOPHTHALMA; INSECTA; MUSCIDAE; POLLENIA RUDIS; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS; TABANIDAE; TABANUS SIMILIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLOR; FEMALE; FLY; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR; DIPTERA; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750633189     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2006443     Document Type: Article

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