Overcrowding of Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Larvae: Population Regulation by Chemical Factors or Mechanical Interference

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 665-669

  Roberts, Derek ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Chemical inhibition; Culex sitiens; Density dependence; Development; Larval overcrowding; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CULEX SITIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROWDING; CULEX; DEATH; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; CROWDING; CULEX; DEATH; FEMALE; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

EID: 0032159973     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.5.665     Document Type: Article

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