Oviposition responses of gravid female Culex quinquefasciatus to egg rafts and low doses of oviposition pheromone under semifield conditions

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 567-578

  Braks, Marieta A H ^a,b   Leal, Walter S ^c   Cardé, Ring T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

( ) (5R,6S) 6 acetoxy 5 hexadecanolide; Culex quinquefasciatus; Culicidae; Egg raft; Hay infusion; Mosquito; Oviposition; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HAY; INDUCED RESPONSE; MOSQUITO; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONE; SYNERGISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; PHEROMONES; PREGNANCY;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE;

EID: 33847300569     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9223-8     Document Type: Article

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