Cocoa pod (Theobroma caco) - A potential breeding habit of Aedes albopictus in dengue-sensitive Kerala State, India

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-325

  Hiriyan, J ^a   Tyagi, B K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Breeding; Cocoa pods; India; Kerala State

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; RODENTIA; THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CACAO; DENGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FRUIT; INDIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CACAO; DENGUE; FRUIT; INDIA; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 16544390022     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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