Effects of sublethal dosages of methoprene on Anopheles dirus species A and B

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 12, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 483-486

  Sithiprasasna, Ratana ^a   Luepromchai, Ekawan ^a   Linthicum, Kenneth J ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOPRENE;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; MALE; METHOPRENE; OVIPOSITION; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEX RATIO; WING;

EID: 0030238830     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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