Synthetic Sex Pheromone in a Long-Lasting Lure Attracts the Visceral Leishmaniasis Vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis, for up to 12 Weeks in Brazil

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Bray, Daniel P ^a   Carter, Vicky ^a   Alves, Graziella B ^a   Brazil, Reginaldo P ^b   Bandi, Krishna K ^a   Hamilton, James G C ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAZIL; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; PHEROMONES; PSYCHODIDAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84897430657     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002723     Document Type: Article

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