Analysis and Optimization of a Synthetic Milkweed Floral Attractant for Mosquitoes

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 873-881

  Otienoburu, Philip E ^a   Ebrahimi, Babak ^a   Phelan, P Larry ^b   Foster, Woodbridge A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asclepias syriaca; Asclepidaceae; Culex pipiens; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Milkweed; Mosquito vector control; Nectar feeding; Northern house mosquito; Plant attractants; Subtractive bioassays; Synthetic blends; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; PHEROMONE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALKANE; ATTRACTANT; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; MOSQUITO; NECTARIVORY; OPTIMIZATION; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PLANT EXTRACT; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIAS; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOWER; FLYING; MALE; ODOR;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASCLEPIAS; CULEX; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; FLOWERS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; PHEROMONES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SMELL;

APOCYNACEAE; ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PIPIENS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84864379846     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0150-6     Document Type: Article

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