Field Evaluation of Mesocyclops longisetus (Copepoda: Cyclopoidea) for the Control of Larval Aedes aegypti (Diptera Culicidae) in Northeastern Mexico

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 699-703

  Gorrochotegui Escalante, Norma ^a   Fernandez Salas, Ildefonso ^a   Gomez Dantes, Hector ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Biological control; Community participation; Dengue; Mesocyclops longisetus

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; COPEPODA; CULICIDAE; CYCLOPIA; CYCLOPS; DIPTERA; MESOCYCLOPS LONGISETUS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CRUSTACEA; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MOSQUITO;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; LARVA; MEXICO; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032159798     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.5.699     Document Type: Article

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