Reduction of Mosquito Larval Densities in Natural Sites after Introduction of Romanomermis culicivorax (Nematoda: Mermithidae) in Cuba

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Mijares, Alberto Santamarina ^a   Pacheco, Rafael Perez ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Anopheles albimanus; Biological control; Cuba; Culex quinquefasciatus; Psorophora confinnis; Romanomermis culicivorax

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; CULEX ATRATUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; MERMITHIDAE; NEMATODA; PSOROPHORA CONFINNIS; ROMANOMERMIS CULICIVORAX; SAPPHIRINA; URANOTAENIA SAPPHIRINA;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CUBA; CULEX; LARVA; MERMITHOIDEA; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CUBA; CULEX; CULICIDAE; LARVA; MERMITHOIDEA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 0342326462     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.1.1     Document Type: Article

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