Bacterial abundance in larval habitats of Aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae) in a Florida cemetery

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-177

  Walker, Edward D ^a   O'Meara, George F ^b   Morgan, William T ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Bacteria; Container habitats; Larvae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043186678     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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