Synergism between nonane and emanations from soil as cues in oviposition‐site selection of natural populations of Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus

Abstract Background Olfactory cues have been shown to have an important role in guiding gravid mosquito females to selected sites for egg laying. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of emanations from soil from a breeding site and the putative oviposition pheromone nonane on o...

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Main Authors: Victor S. Mwingira, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Willem Takken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03575-0