Evaluation of Lagenidium giganteum for biocontrol of Mansonia mosquitoes in Florida (Diptera: Culicidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-130

  Cuda, J P ^a   Hornby, J A ^b   Cotterill, B ^b   Cattell, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Lee County Mosquito Control District   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

augmentation; Lagenidium giganteum; Mansonia dyari; microbial control; mosquitoes; Pistia stratiotes; waterlettuce

Indexed keywords

CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FUNGI; LAGENIDIUM GIGANTEUM; MANSONIA; MANSONIA DYARI; PISTIA STRATIOTES; STRATIOTES;

EID: 0031080479     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1996.0497     Document Type: Article

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