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CONVECTION CURRENTS THAT GUIDE MOSQUITOES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. E. Cumming
Affiliation:
British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver
R. H. Wright
Affiliation:
British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver

Abstract

The technique of direct shadow photography has been adapted to recording the convection currents from the human body. The resulting pictures suggest that insect repellents may be more effective if applied to the clothing than to the exposed skin only.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1967

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