Performance of painted plywood and cloth Nzi traps relative to manitoba and greenhead traps for tabanids and stable flies

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 613-618

  Mihok, Steve ^a   Carlson, David A ^b  

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

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhead trap; Manitoba trap; Nzi trap; Stable fly; Tabanids

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLY; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCIDAE; WOOD;

ANIMALS; COLOR; DIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MUSCIDAE; WOOD;

CHRYSOPS; EQUIDAE; HYBOMITRA; MUSCIDAE; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS; TABANIDAE; TABANUS ATRATUS; TABANUS NIGROVITTATUS;

EID: 34248584523     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[613:POPPAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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