Electrophysiological, flight orientation and oviposition responses of three species of mosquito vectors to hexadecyl pentanoate: Residual oviposition repellent activity

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 329-337

  Seenivasagan, T ^a   Sharma, Kavita R ^a   Ganesan, K ^a   Prakash, Shri ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Effervescent tablet; Electroantennogram; Fatty acid ester; Long range olfaction; Residual oviposition repellency

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FLYING; HUMAN; ODOR; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; ODORS; ORIENTATION; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION GROWTH;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI;

EID: 77951983902     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09130     Document Type: Article

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