Olfactory responses of medically and economically important mites (Acari: Epidermoptidae and Acaridae) to volatile chemicals

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 367-371

  Skelton, A C ^a,b   Birkett, M A ^b   Pickett, J A ^b   Cameron, M M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dermatophagoides farinae; Mite; Tyrophagus putrescentiae; Y tube olfactometer

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACARIDAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; TYROPHAGUS PUTRESCENTIAE;

EID: 34247480067     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/44.2.367     Document Type: Article

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