Mosquito development and biological control in a macrophyte-based wastewater treatment plant

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 201-204

  Kengne Noumsi, Ives M ^a   Akoa, A ^a   Eteme, R Atangana ^a   Nya, J ^a   Ngniado, P ^a   Fonkou, T ^b   Brissaud, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Biological control; Gambusia sp; Macrophyte lagoons; Mosquito; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SEWAGE LAGOONS;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GAMBUSIA SP; MACROPHYTE LAGOONS;

STABILIZATION PONDS;

STABILIZATION POND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BREEDING; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FISH; LARVA; MACROPHYTE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; POND; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX; CULICIDAE; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; STERCULIACEAE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; GAMBUSIA; MANSONIA; PISTIA STRATIOTES;

EID: 23844547651     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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