A laboratory investigation into oviposition responses of Aedes aegypti to some common household substances and water from conspecific larvae

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-229

  Tilak, Rina ^c   Gupta, Vivek ^b   Suryam, Vani ^c   Yadav, J D ^a   Gupta, K K Dutta ^d  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b DADH   (India)

^c NONE

^d 92 Base Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes; Dengue; Oviposition deterrence Attraction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXIDE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VINEGAR; WATER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CUMIN; EGG LAYING; FENUGREEK; HIBISCUS; LABORATORY TEST; LARVA; PLANT LEAF; RADISH;

EID: 28044470320     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: 03771237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(05)80159-5     Document Type: Article

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