Photoelectric sensing device for recording mosquito host-seeking behavior in the laboratory

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 873-881

  Kawada, Hitoshi ^a   Takagi, Masahiro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aedes; Anopheles; Culex; Host seeking; Photoelectric sensor

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX TRITAENIORHYNCHUS;

EID: 6444220473     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.5.873     Document Type: Article

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