Efficacy of ovitrap colors and patterns for attracting aedes albopictus at suburban field sites in North-Central Florida 1

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 245-251

  Hoel, David F ^a   Obenauer, Peter J ^b   Clark, Marah ^c   Smith, Richard ^c   Hughes, Tony H ^d   Larson, Ryan T ^d   Diclaro, Joseph W ^d   Allan, Sandra A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b Naval Medical Research Unit Number 3   (Egypt)

^c Jacksonville Mosquito Control   (United States)

^d NAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; color; oviposition; ovitraps; visual cues

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EGG LAYING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MOSQUITO; UNITED STATES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR; FEMALE; FLORIDA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS;

EID: 80052958821     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/11-6121.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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