Emergence patterns of Culex mosquitoes at an experimental constructed treatment wetland in southern California

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 124-130

  Workman, Parker D ^a   Walton, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult emergence; Constructed treatment wetlands; Culex erythrothorax; Schoenoplectus, bulrush

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; ECOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CULEX; ECOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 0034203117     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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