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Attractiveness of two mosquito species to some novel octenol analogs

James Cilek, james.cilek@famu.edu, Florida A & M University, Public Health Entomology Research & Education Center, 4000 Frankford Avenue, Panama City, FL and Christopher Ikediobi, Florida A & M University, Chemistry, Room 219, Jones Hall, Tallahassee, FL.

Several unique analogs of octenol have been synthesized and were tested against adult Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus in outdoor screen cages. Results of these studies will be presented.


Species 1: Diptera Culicidae Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito)
Species 2: Diptera Culicidae Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)

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