Natural Control of Culex quinquefasciatus Larvae in Residential Ditches by the Copepod Macrocyclops albidus

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-15

  Marten, Gerald G ^a,b   Nguyen, Mieu ^a   Mason, Bruce J ^c   Ngo, Giai ^a  

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

^b KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c St Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Copepod; Culex; Mosquito control; Mosquito larvae; Predation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CRUSTACEA; CULEX; HEALTH; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; CULEX; LARVA; LOUISIANA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URBAN HEALTH; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0034202345     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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