Control of Culex quinquefasciatus with Bacillus sphaericus in Vasco City, GOA

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 12, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 409-413

  Kumar, A ^a   Sharma, V P ^a   Thavaselvam, D ^a   Sumodan, P K ^a   Kamat, R H ^b   Audi, S S ^b   Surve, B N ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b National Filaria Control Programme   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULEX; INDIA;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; CULEX; INDIA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030238944     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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