Mosquito larval control practices: Past and present

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 527-533

  Floore, Thomas G ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chemical control; History; Integrated mosquito management; Larvae; Larviciding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONFERENCE PAPER; LARVA; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750417643     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[527:MLCPPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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