Mosquitoes of rarotonga, cook Islands: A survey of breeding sites

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-61

  Young, E C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes polynesiensis; Culex annulirostris; Culex quinquefasciatus; Mosquito breeding sites; Mosquito distribution; Mosquito larval habitats

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; DENGUE FEVER; FAUNA; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MOSQUITO; PEST OUTBREAK; POPULATION OUTBREAK; SITE SELECTION;

COOK ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; RAROTONGA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES POLYNESIENSIS; AEDES SP.; CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 34247471621     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220709510064     Document Type: Article

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