Laboratory evaluation techniques to investigate the spatial potential of repellents for push and pull mosquito control systems

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1387-1397

  Obermayr, U ^a   Ruther, J ^a   Bernier, U ^b   Rose, A ^a   Geier, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegpyti; Novel Room Test; push and pull system; spatial repellent; Y tube olfactometer

Indexed keywords

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; INSECT REPELLENT; PHEROMONE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; ODOR;

AEDES; ANIMALS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PHEROMONES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SMELL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; NEPETA CATARIA;

EID: 84869817264     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME12084     Document Type: Article

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