A simple method for sampling indoor-resting malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Africa

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 473-479

  Harbison, J E ^a,b   Mathenge, E M ^c,d   Misiani, G O ^c   Mukabana, W R ^d   Day, J F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Thomas Odhiambo Campus ^*  (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult mosquito collection; Anopheles; Ceiling net; Kenya; Resting box

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INSTRUMENTATION; KENYA; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; DISEASE VECTORS; KENYA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 33745231351     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[473:ASMFSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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