Effectiveness and residual activity comparison of granular formulations of insect growth regulators pyriproxyfen and s-methoprene against Florida mosquitoes in laboratory and outdoor conditions

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 196-201

  Nayar, Jai K ^a   Ali, Arshad ^b   Zaim, Morteza ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aedes spp.; Anopheles quadrimaculatus; Bioassay; Culex spp.; Granular formulations; Mosquitoes; Pyriproxyfen; s methoprene

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AEDES TAENIORHYNCHUS; ANOPHELES QUADRIMACULATUS; CULEX NIGRIPALPUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INSECTA;

INSECTICIDE; METHOPRENE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIPROXYFEN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CULEX; LARVA; MOSQUITO; UNITED STATES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CULEX; CULICIDAE; FLORIDA; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; METHOPRENE; PYRIDINES;

EID: 0036718098     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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