Table 1.

Reports of haematophagous insect responses to octanol, heptanol and nonanol

Compounds	Sources of compounds	Insects	References
		Experimental design responses
1-octanol	Commercial (Aldrich)	Simulium arcticum	Sutcliffe et al. [18]
		Field Negative attractiveness
1-heptanol	Metasternal glands of Triatoma brasiliensis	Triatoma brasiliensis	Vitta et al. [19]
		CG- EAD
		No response
1-nonanol	Volatiles from cattle headspace and urine	Haematobia irritans Stomoxys calcitrans	Birkett et al. [20]
		CG-EAG Positive response