Winter intervention against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae in subterranean habitats slows surface recolonization in summer

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 356-361

  Kay, B H ^a   Ryan, P A ^a   Lyons, S A ^a   Foley, P N ^a,b   Pandeya, N ^a   Purdie, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Ochlerotatus notoscriptus; Ovitraps; Subterranean habitat; Surface habitat

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

AEDES; ANIMALS; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; SEASONS;

EID: 0036516201     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.2.356     Document Type: Article

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