Subsoil drain sumps are a key container for Aedes aegypti in Cairns, Australia

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-369

  Montgomery, Brian L ^a   Ritchie, Scott A ^b   Hart, Alistair J ^a   Long, Sharron A ^a   Walsh, Ian D ^a  

^a TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Australia; Dengue; Sticky trap; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

WATER;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; QUEENSLAND; WATER;

EID: 13744259669     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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