Evaluation of an oviposition-stimulating kairomone for the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, in Recife, Brazil

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 204-207

  Barbosa, Rosngela M R ^a   Furtado, Andre ^a   Regis, Lêda ^a   Leal, Walter S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Methyl myristate; Myristic acid; Nonanoic acid; Ovitrap; Tetradecanoic acid; Tetradecanoic acid methyl ester

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; METHYL TETRADECANOATE; MYRISTIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NONANOIC ACID; PHEROMONE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; YELLOW FEVER;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; MYRISTIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACIDS; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONES; YELLOW FEVER;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 77952030294     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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