Effects of Mesocyclops longisetus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) on mosquitoes that inhabit tires: Influence of litter type, quality, and quantity

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 688-694

  Schreiber, E T ^a   Hallmon, C F ^a   Eskridge, K M ^b   Marten, G G ^c  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CRUSTACEA; MOSQUITO; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; CULICIDAE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS;

EID: 0030338578     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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