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

• Автори: Melissa J Bell (Автор), Luigi Sedda (Автор), Mikel A Gonzalez (Автор), Cristian F de Souza (Автор), Erin Dilger (Автор), Reginaldo P Brazil (Автор), Orin Courtenay (Автор), James G C Hamilton (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: 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...