Adhesive cards for monitoring flying insects in a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in the Triângulo Mineiro – Minas Gerais – Brazil
Using adhesive colored cards, 1,016 flying insects were captured in a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital. Homoptera were the most common (84.7%), and attraction based on card color was demonstrated. Insects are mechanical vectors of pathogens, demonstrating the relevance of insect control in...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2011-10-01
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Series: | Biotemas |
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Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/18410 |