Bird-baited traps for surveillance of West Nile mosquito vectors: Effect of bird species, trap height, and mosquito escape rates

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-92

  Darbro, Jonathan M ^a   Harrington, Laura C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Culex p. pipiens; Culex restuans; House sparrow; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

AVES; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PIPIENS; CULEX RESTUANS; CULISETA MORSITANS; FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; OCHLEROTATUS TRIVITTATUS; PASSER DOMESTICUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 31544467808     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/43.1.83     Document Type: Article

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