Advantages of larval control for African malaria vectors: Low mobility and behavioural responsiveness of immature mosquito stages allow high effective coverage

Malaria Journal

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-7

  Killeen, Gerry F ^a   Fillinger, Ulrike ^b   Knols, Bart G J ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AFRICA; BED NET; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE CARRIER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTORY; IMMATURITY; LARVA; LARVAL STAGE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; REVIEW; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 3242721380     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-1-1     Document Type: Review

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