An approach to mosquito control: Using the dominant attraction of flowering Tamarix jordanis trees against culex pipiens

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 384-390

  Schlein, Yosef ^a   Müller, Gunter C ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attraction; Culex pipiens; Floral nectar preference; Mosquitoes; Oral insecticide

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; MACROLIDE; SPINOSAD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLOWER; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; TAMARICACEAE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CULEX; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLOWERS; INSECTICIDES; MACROLIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TAMARICACEAE; TIME FACTORS;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA; CULEX PIPIENS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM EQUISETIFORME; TAMARIX;

EID: 44449088457     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[384:AATMCU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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