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Studies in Mosquito Attraction and Repulsion. V. Physical Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R. H. Wright
R. H. Wright
Affiliation:
British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver 8, B.C.
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The role of warm wet air currents in guiding Aedes aegypti to a host has been described (Kellogg and Wright, 1962a), and it has been shown that a repellent vapor interferes with this guidance (Kellogg and Wright, 1962b). The purpose of this paper is to apply accepted physical principles to the problems which an insect must solve if it is to derive useful information from warm wet convection currents, and to look for ways that a repellent vapor might interfere with the process. This is justifiable even though the conclusions may not correspond in all respects to the mechanisms actually used by the insect, as long as it shows what is in fact physically possible and suggests fruitful lines of enquiry.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 94 , Issue 10 , October 1962 , pp. 1022 - 1029
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1962

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