Predation on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) by Theridion rufipes (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Puerto Rico

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 611-613

  Fox, Irving ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Mosquitoes; Spider predation; Spider webs; Theridion rufipes

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARANEAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; THERIDIIDAE; THERIDION;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; PREDATION; PUERTO RICO; SPIDER;

AEDES; ANIMALS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PUERTO RICO; SPIDERS;

EID: 0032109986     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.4.611     Document Type: Article

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