Field evaluation of three new mosquito light traps against two standard light traps to collect mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and non-target insects in Northeast Florida

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 114-117

  Li, Chun Xiao ^a,c   Smith, Michael L ^b   Fulcher, Ali ^b   Kaufman, Phillip E ^a   Zhao, Tong Yan ^c   Xue, Rui De ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Anastasia Mosquito Control District   (United States)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Attractants; Culicidae; Light traps; Mosquitoes; Non target insects; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; MOSQUITO; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84926013573     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.098.0118     Document Type: Article

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