Evaluation of four sampling techniques for surveillance of culex quinquefasciatus (diptera: Culicidae) and other mosquitoes in African rice agroecosystems

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 503-508

  Muturi, Ephantus J ^a   Mwangangi, Joseph ^b,c   Shililu, Josephat ^b,d   Muriu, Simon ^b   Jacob, Benjamin ^a   Mbogo, Charles M ^c   John, Githure ^b   Novak, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Kenya; Rice agroecosystems; Trapping systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CULEX; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RICE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CULEX; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; KENYA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; ORYZA SATIVA; OVUM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FICALBIA; ORYZA GLABERRIMA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 34249720463     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[503:EOFSTF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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