Browsing School of Biological, Physical, Mathematics & Actuarial Sciences by Subject "Attraction"

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    • Evaluation of Textile Substrates for Dispensing Synthetic Attractants for Malaria Mosquitoes 

      Mweresa, Collins K.; Mukaban, Wolfgang R.; Omusula, Philemon; Otieno, Bruno; Gheysens, Tom; Takken, Willem; Van Loon, Joop J. A. (BMC- Parasites & Vectors, 2014-08-16)
      The full-scale impact of odour-baited technology on the surveillance, sampling and control of vectors of infectious diseases is partly limited by the lack of methods for the efficient and sustainable dispensing of attractants. ...

    • Use of Semiochemicals for Surveillance and Control of Hematophagous Insects 

      Mweresa, Collins K.; Mukabana, W. R.; Van Loon, J. J. A.; Dicke, M.; Takken, W. (Chemoecology, 2020-06-23)
      Reliance on broad-spectrum insecticides and chemotherapeutic agents to control hematophagous insect vectors, and their related diseases is threatened by increasing insecticide and drug resistance, respectively. Thus, ...