Procedures for the evaluation of field efficacy of slow-release formulations of larvicides against Aedes aegypti in water-storage containers

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-73

  Mulla, Mir S ^a   Thavara, Usavadee ^b   Tawatsin, Apiwat ^b   Chompoosri, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis tablets; Control; Temephos formulations; Water storage containers

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS;

INSECTICIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EVALUATION; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; EVALUATION STUDIES; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; THAILAND; WATER;

EID: 2142752572     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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