A new tabanid trap applying a modified concept of the old flypaper: Linearly polarising sticky black surfaces as an effective tool to catch polarotactic horseflies

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 555-563

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

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Estrato Research and Development Ltd   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Horsefly; Host choice; Polarotaxis; Sticky black surface; Tabanid trap; Water detection

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY; HOST PREFERENCE; MECHANICAL CONTROL; TRAPPING;

ARTICLE; DIPTERA; FLYPAPER; HORSEFLY; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; POLARIMETRY; POLARIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; HORSES;

BOS; EQUIDAE; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; TABANIDAE;

EID: 84877141291     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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