Prospects for the mosquito baculovirus CuniNPV as a tool for mosquito control

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 523-526

  Becnel, James J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Biocontrol; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Pathology; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACULOVIRUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULEX; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; CULEX; CULICIDAE; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33750427212     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[523:PFTMBC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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