Attraction of Culicoides brevitarsis Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and Culex annulirostris Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) to simulated visual and chemical stimuli from cattle

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-127

  Bishop, Alan L ^a   McKenzie, Harry J ^a   Spohr, Lorraine J ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2; Host seeking behaviour; Infrared light; Octenol; Virus vector; Visible light

Indexed keywords

BOS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; CULICIDAE; CULICOIDES BREVITARSIS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 42649086168     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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