Efficacy of diflubenzuron, a chitin synthesis inhibitor, against Culex pipiens larvae in septic tank water

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 343-345

  Cetin, H ^a   Yanikoglu, A ^a   Cilek, J E ^b  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin synthesis inhibitor; Culex pipiens; Diflubenzuron; Mosquito control; Septic tanks

Indexed keywords

DIFLUBENZURON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; SEWAGE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; CULEX; DIFLUBENZURON; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; TURKEY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

CULEX PIPIENS;

EID: 33746559784     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[343:EODACS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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