Attraction of Lutzomyia longipalpis to synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone: Effect of release rate and proximity of adjacent pheromone sources.

• Main Authors: Melissa J Bell (Author), Luigi Sedda (Author), Mikel A Gonzalez (Author), Cristian F de Souza (Author), Erin Dilger (Author), Reginaldo P Brazil (Author), Orin Courtenay (Author), James G C Hamilton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In South America, the Protist parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially fatal human disease, is transmitted by blood-feeding female Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. A synthetic copy of the male produced sex-aggregation pheromone offers new opportunities for vector control applicati...