How can horseflies be captured by solar panels? A new concept of tabanid traps using light polarization and electricity produced by photovoltaics

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 189, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 353-365

  Blahó, Miklós ^a   Egri, Ádám ^a   Barta, András ^b   Antoni, Györgyi ^a   Kriska, György ^a,c   Horváth, Gábor ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Estrato Research and Development Ltd   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Horsefly; Insect trap; Light polarization; Photovoltaics; Polarimetry; Polarotaxis; Rotating wire; Solar panel; Tabanid flies; Tabanid trap; Water detection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TRAPPING; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FLY; HORSEFLIES; INSECT CONTROL; LIGHT INTENSITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; POLARIMETRY; POLARIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; SOLAR ENERGY;

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; TABANIDAE;

EID: 84866299508     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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