Efficacy of methoprene for mosquito control in storm water catch basins

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 333-338

  Butler, Mari ^a,b   Lebrun, Roger A ^a   Ginsberg, Howard S ^c   Gettman, Alan D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b ENDICOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^c PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Altosid; Catch basins; Larval control; Methoprene; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

METHOPRENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; SEWAGE;

ANIMALS; CULEX; LARVA; METHOPRENE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 33746498502     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[333:EOMFMC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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