Nocturnal microhabitat distribution of adult Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) impacts control effectiveness

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 574-582

  Lothrop, Hugh D ^a   Lothrop, Branka ^a,b   Reisen, William K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Coachella Valley Mosquito Vec C ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult control; Culex; Microdistribution; Non attractant traps; Pyrethrum; Ultra low volume

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CULEX TARSALIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; TAMARICACEAE; TANACETUM CINERARIIFOLIUM;

INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; FEMALE; FLYING; HABIT; MALE; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HABITS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 0036634469     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.4.574     Document Type: Article

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