Seasonal occurrence and abundance of Aedes triseriatus and other mosquitoes in a La Crosse virus-endemic area in western North Carolina

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 12, Issue 2 PART 1, 1996, Pages 184-193

  Szumlas, Daniel E ^a,b   Apperson, Charles S ^a   Powell, Eugene E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Norfolk Naval Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CULEX; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LA CROSSE VIRUS; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULEX; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LA CROSSE VIRUS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NORTH CAROLINA; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 0030156663     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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