Evaluation of cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisae as baits for Triatoma dimidiata and Triatoma pallidipennis

We tested the attraction of Triatoma dimidiata and T. pallidipennis to traps baited with yeast volatiles. Two traps were simultaneously presented in opposite sides of an experimental arena. One trap presented a yeast culture in sucrose solution, while the other contained sucrose solution as control....

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Main Authors: Flávio E Pimenta, Liléia Diotaiuti, Anna C Lustosa Lima, Marcelo G Lorenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000200018