Artificial light device for attracting pestiferous chironomids (Diptera): A case study at Lake Trasimeno (Central Italy)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 336-342

  Goretti, E ^a   Coletti, A ^a   Di Veroli, A ^a   Di Giulio, A M ^b   Gaino, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Pathology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Nuisance midges; Phototaxis; Swarms; White light trap

Indexed keywords

FLY; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOTAXIS; SEX RATIO; TAXONOMY;

ITALY; LAKE TRASIMENO; PERUGIA; UMBRIA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; PROCLADIUS; TANYPUS PUNCTIPENNIS;

EID: 80051903910     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2010.534115     Document Type: Article

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