Seasonal Abundance and Blood Feeding Activity of Anopheles minimus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 876-881

  Chareonviriyaphap, Theeraphap ^a   Prabaripai, Atchariya ^b   Bangs, Michael J ^c   Aum Aung, Boonserm ^d  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anopheles minimus; Blood feeding; Exophagy; Mosquito abundance; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES DIRUS; ANOPHELES MINIMUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 1642488965     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.876     Document Type: Article

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