Preliminary data on the performance of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus immatures developing in water-filled tires in Rio de Janeiro

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-228

  Honório, Nildimar Alves ^a   Cabello, Pedro H ^a   Codeço, Cláudia T ^a   Lourenço De Oliveira, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Pupal weight

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS;

EID: 33645564299     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000200017     Document Type: Review

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