Calibrated funnel trap for quantifying mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) abundance in wells

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 851-855

  Russell, B M ^a   Kay, B H ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Mosquito larvae; Sampling tool; Subterranean breeding; Wells

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; CULICIDAE; ENTOMOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LARVA; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0033220391     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.6.851     Document Type: Article

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