Phlebotomine sand fly control using bait-fed adults to carry the larvicide Bacillus sphaericus to the larval habitat

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 140-144

  Robert, Leon L ^a,b   Perich, Michael J ^c   Schlein, Yosef ^d   Jacobson, Raymond L ^d   Wirtz, Robert A ^c   Lawyer, Phillip G ^c   Githure, John I ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; PHLEBOTOMUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031156899     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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