Effectiveness of Control Measures against Mosquitoes at a Constructed Wetland in Southern California

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-160

  Walton, William E ^a   Workman, Parker D ^a   Randall, Louie A ^a   Jiannino, Joshua A ^a   Offill, Yvonne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacterial larvicides; Bulrush; Constructed wetlands; Culex

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 0032246496     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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