The effect of predatory fish exudates on the ovipostional behaviour of three mosquito species: Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti and Culex tarsalis

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-404

  Van Dam, A R ^a,b   Walton, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Biological control; Chemical detection; Culex quinquefasciatus; Culex tarsalis; Gambusia affinis; Predator avoidance; Semiochemicals

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BREEDING; FISH; MOSQUITO; OVIPOSITION; PREDATOR CONTROL; SEMIOCHEMICAL;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CULEX; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; EXUDATE; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CULEX; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; OVIPOSITION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX TARSALIS; CULICIDAE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIPTERA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 56549104762     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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