Attraction of Lutzomyia longipalpis to synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone: Effect of release rate and proximity of adjacent pheromone sources
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007007
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: sex aggregation; pheromone; rate; lutzomyia longipalpis ... See more keywords