Predation efficacy of the fish muddy loach, Misgurnus mizolepis, against Aedes and Culex mosquitoes in laboratory and small rice plots

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 258-261

  Lee, Dong Kyu ^a  

^a Kosin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fish; Misgurnus; Mosquitoes; Predation

Indexed keywords

AEDES; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULEX; CYPRINIFORMES; KOREA; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; RICE;

AEDES; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CULEX; CYPRINIFORMES; KOREA; LARVA; ORYZA SATIVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034264046     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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