Citation
Cc. Lord et Jf. Day, Attractiveness of chickens and bobwhite quail for Culex nigripalpus, J AM MOSQ C, 16(3), 2000, pp. 271-273
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION
ISSN journal
8756971X
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Volume
16
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
271 - 273
Database
ISI
SICI code
8756-971X(200009)16:3<271:AOCABQ>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
An experiment to determine if wild Culex nigripalpus preferentially enter l
ard-can traps baited with chickens or bobwhite quail was conducted. A stron
g preference for the chicken-baited trap was observed. Further development
of transmission models for St. Louis encephalitis virus in southern Florida
should consider increased biting rates on sentinel chickens and the conseq
uences for the interpretation of sentinel seroconversion data.