Point Source Inoculation of Mesocyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) Gives Widespread Control of Ochlerotatus and Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) Immatures in Service Manholes and Pits in North Queensland, Australia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 469-474

  Kay, B H ^c   Lyons, S A ^c   Holt, J S ^c   Holynska, M ^a   Russell, B M ^b  

^a MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^b AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aedes; Control; Mesocyclops; North Queensland; Ochlerotatus; Subterranean

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; COPEPODA; CULICIDAE; CYCLOPIDAE; DIPTERA; MESOCYCLOPS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CRUSTACEA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PREDATION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; CULICIDAE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0036582876     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.3.469     Document Type: Article

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