Microsporidiosis (microsporidia: Culicosporidae) alters blood-feeding responses and DEET repellency in Aedes aegypti (diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1040-1046

  Barnard, Donald R ^a   Xue, Rui De ^b   Rotstein, Margaret A ^a   Becnel, James J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b Anastasia Mosquito Control District   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Blood feeding fecundity; Edhazardia aedis; Landing probing; Repellent protection time

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORIDA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DEET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MICROSPORIDIA; REPRODUCTION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EDHAZARDIA AEDIS; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 36749068010     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[1040:MMCABR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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