Electronic mosquito repellers induce increased biting rates in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-78

  Andrade, Carlos F S ^a   Cabrini, Isaías ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Mating; Mosquito; Repellency; Sound

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INSECT BITE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT REPELLENTS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 77952068303     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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