Evaluation for attractiveness of four chemicals to the biting midge, forcipomyia taiwana (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 448-455

  Liu, Wen Yung ^a   Lee, Shae Jinn ^a   Yang, En Cheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetone; Biting midge; CDC trap; CO2; Lactic acid; Octenol

Indexed keywords

1 OCTEN 3 OL; 1-OCTEN-3-OL; ACETONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; LACTIC ACID; OCTANOL;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION;

ACETONE; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; LACTIC ACID; OCTANOLS;

CERATOPOGONIDAE; DIPTERA; FORCIPOMYIA;

EID: 72949086416     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/09-0005.1     Document Type: Article

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