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Med Vet Entomol

Title:		Laboratory response of female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies to a host and male pheromone source over distance
Author(s):		Morton IE; Ward RD;
Address:		"Department of Medical Entomology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine"
Journal Title:		Med Vet Entomol
Year:		1989
Volume:		3
Issue:		3
Page Number:		219 - 223
DOI:		10.1111/j.1365-2915.1989.tb00218.x
ISSN/ISBN:		0269-283X (Print) 0269-283X (Linking)
Abstract:		"A nylon net cage (260 x 40 x 40 cm) provided with unidirectional air flow was used to demonstrate the response of female sandflies, Lutzomyia longipalpis Lutz & Neiva (Diptera: Psychodidae) to a host and extract of male pheromone glands over a distance of 240 cm. Females responded more rapidly and in greater numbers to the host if male pheromone was present. Results suggest that one function of the pheromone may be to attract females from some distance to a common mating site, on or near the host"
Keywords:		Animals Cricetinae Female Male Psychodidae/*physiology Sex Attractants/*physiology;
Notes:		"MedlineMorton, I E Ward, R D eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 1989/07/01 Med Vet Entomol. 1989 Jul; 3(3):219-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1989.tb00218.x"