The genus and subgenus categories within culicidae and placement of Ochlerotatus as a subgenus of Aedes

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 208-214

  Savage, Harry M ^a   Strickman, Daniel ^b,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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

^c Santa Clara County Vector Control District   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes; Culicidae; Genus and subgenus categories; Mosquito control; Ochlerotatus; Oviposition behavior

Indexed keywords

AEDES (GENUS); AEDES (SUBGENUS); CULICIDAE; OCHLEROTATUS (GENUS); OCHLEROTATUS (SUBGENUS);

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EGG LAYING; LARVA; MOSQUITO; OCHLEROTATUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; LARVA; OCHLEROTATUS; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 3242799727     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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