Relative abundance of tree hole-breeding mosquitoes in Boone County, Missouri, USA, with emphasis on the vector potential of Aedes triseriatus for canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis (Spirurida: Filariidae)

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 274-278

  Debboun, Mustapha ^a,b   Green, Theodore J ^a   Rueda, Leopoldo M ^c   Hall, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b US Army Medical Department Center & School   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes triseriatus; Container breeding mosquito; Dirofilaria immitis; Invasive species; Tree hole mosquito; Vector potential

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; OCHLEROTATUS JAPONICUS; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS; ONCHOCERCIDAE; SPIRURIDA;

EID: 26844503136     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[274:RAOTHM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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