A comparative study of a new insecticide-impregnated fabric trap for monitoring adult mosquito populations resting indoors

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 397-403

  Das, P K ^a   Sivagnaname, N ^a   Amalraj, D D ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; FILARIASIS; INSECTICIDE-IMPREGNATED TRAP; MOSQUITO; MOSQUITO POPULATION; TRAPPING; VECTOR CONTROL;

INDIA;

ANOHELES; ANOHELES SUBPICTUS; ANOPHELES SUBPICTUS; BOS TAURUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX VISHNUI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030745675     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300037408     Document Type: Article

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