Gravid females of the mosquito Aedes aegypti avoid oviposition on m-cresol in the presence of the deterrent isomer p-cresol

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Afify, Ali ^a   Galizia, C Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deterrence; Egg laying; Mosquitoes; Odor

Indexed keywords

META CRESOL; PARA CRESOL; 4-CRESOL; CRESOL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EGG LAYING; ISOMER; NONHUMAN; AEDES; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CRESOLS; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 84903859227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-315     Document Type: Article

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