Effects of habitat type and drying on Ascogregarina barretti (Eugregarinida: Lecudinidae) infection in Aedes triseritatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 950-956

  Van Rhein, Stephen L ^a   Flanary, Barry E ^a   Juliano, Steven A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes triseriatus; Ascogregarina barretti; Habitat drying; Prevalence and intensity of infection

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; HUMIDITY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMIDITY; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034323225     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.6.950     Document Type: Article

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