Towards management of mosquitoes at Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia. I. Seasonal activity and relative abundance of adults of Aedes vigilax, Culex sitiens, and other salt-marsh species, 1993-94 through 1997-98

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 242-249

  Webb, Cameron E ^a   Russell, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes vigilax; Control; Culex sitiens; Mosquitoes; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; MOSQUITO; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON;

AEDES; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CULEX; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; SEAWATER;

EID: 0033146841     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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