Field testing of different chemical combinations as odour baits for trapping wild mosquitoes in The Gambia.

Odour baited traps have potential use in population surveillance of insect vectors of disease, and in some cases for vector population reduction. Established attractants for human host-seeking mosquitoes include a combination of CO(2) with L-lactic acid and ammonia, on top of which additional candid...

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Main Authors: Musa Jawara, Taiwo S Awolola, Margaret Pinder, David Jeffries, Renate C Smallegange, Willem Takken, David J Conway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3102657?pdf=render