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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Main Authors: Afonso Pelli, Adriana Gonçalves Oliveira, Paulo Roberto Silva, Henrique Borges Kappel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011-10-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/18410