Efficacy and persistence of Altosid® pellets against Culex species in catch basins in Michigan

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 144-146

  McCarry, Mary J ^a  

^a Bay County Mosquito Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG RESIDUE; METHOPRENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; MOSQUITO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CULEX; DRUG RESIDUES; METHOPRENE; MICHIGAN; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 0030101338     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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