The repellent effect of organic fatty acids on Culicoides midges as determined with suction light traps in South Africa

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 365-369

  Venter, G J ^a,b   Labuschagne, K ^a,b   Boikanyo, S N B ^a   Morey, L ^c   Snyman, M G ^d  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c ARC Biometry Unit   (South Africa)

^d Vetrem Developments   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African horse sickness; Bluetongue; Control; Culicoides imicola

Indexed keywords

DECANOIC ACID; INSECT REPELLENT; MINERAL OIL; NONANOIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID; POLYESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TRAPPING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DECANOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT REPELLENTS; LIGHT; MALE; OCTANOIC ACIDS; SOUTH AFRICA;

BOS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80052535778     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.034     Document Type: Article

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