Establishment of Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-142

  Thielman, Aynsley ^a   Hunter, Fiona F ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breeding sites; Distribution; First record; Ochlerotatus japonicus; Ontario

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; OCHLEROTATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OCHLEROTATUS; ONTARIO; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS;

CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; OCHLEROTATUS JAPONICUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33750977310     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0138:EOOJDC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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