Behavioural response of the malaria vector <it>Anopheles gambiae</it> to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sugar feeding is critical for survival of malaria vectors and, although discriminative plant feeding previously has been shown to occur in <it>Anopheles gambiae s.s</it>., little is known about the cues mediating attracti...

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Main Authors: Nyasembe Vincent O, Teal Peter EA, Mukabana Wolfgang R, Tumlinson James H, Torto Baldwyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/234