| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1998 |
| Authors: | A. C. Nilssen |
| Journal: | Journal of Applied Entomology |
| Volume: | 122 |
| Pagination: | 465-468 |
| Date Published: | 1998 |
| Keywords: | Aedes, Chrysops relictus, Europe, Hybomitra lundbecki, Mosquitoes, Norway, Octenol, Odours, Tabanidae |
| Abstract: | { A field test with 1-octen-3-ol (octenol) used as an attractant in flight traps was carried out in subarctic Norway (69°40’N, 23°30’E) during 4 warm days in July 1993. Aedes spp. (including A. communis, A. pionips and A. punctor) were caught in significantly (P = 0.0001) higher numbers in octenol-baited traps than in empty control traps (_7-fold increase), as was Hybomitra lundbecki (P = 0.0003) (_9-fold increase). Octenol also increased but not significantly (P = 0.09 |
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