Copepod Predation on Anopheles quadrimaculatus Larvae in Rice Fields

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-6

  Marten, Gerald G ^a,b   Nguyen, Mieu ^a   Ngo, Giai ^a  

^a City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board   (United States)

^b KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anophleles; Biological control; Copepod; Malaria; Mosquito control; Mosquito larvae; Rice field

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CRUSTACEA; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RICE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CRUSTACEA; ECOSYSTEM; LARVA; LOUISIANA; ORYZA SATIVA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PUPA;

EID: 0034200632     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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