Development and survival of immature Aedes albopictus and Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the laboratory: Effects of density, food, and competition on response to temperature

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-52

  Teng, Hwa Jen ^a,b   Apperson, Charles S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Aedes triseriatus; Degree day; Immature development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003142887     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.1.40     Document Type: Article

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