Impact of a 26-month Bacillus sphaericus trial on the preimaginal density of Culex quinquefasciatus in an urban area of Recife, Brazil

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-50

  Silva Filha, Maria Helena ^a   Regis, Lêda ^a   Oliveira, Cláudia Maria F ^a   Furtado, André F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Biological control; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larvicide; Vector control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BRAZIL; CITY; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BRAZIL; CITIES; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035293173     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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