Laboratory and field evaluation of an oviposition trap for Culex quinquefasciatus(Diptera: Culicidae)

Laboratory and field evaluation of an oviposition trap for Culex quinquefasciatus(Diptera: Culicidae)

An ovitrap (BR-OVT) based on physical and chemical stimuli for attracting gravid Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) females was developed and evaluated under laboratory and field conditions. Attractants were assayed using alternative chamber bioassays prior to being used in the BR-OVT ovipo...

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Main Authors: Rosângela MR Barbosa, Antonio Souto, Alvaro E Eiras, Lêda Regis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Culex quinquefasciatus
ovitrap
grass infusion
Bacillus sphaericus
oviposition pheromone
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000400015

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