Laboratory and field evaluation of an oviposition trap for Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 523-529

  Barbosa, Rosângela M R ^a   Souto, Antonio ^b   Eiras, Alvaro E ^c   Regis, Lêda ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Culex quinquefasciatus; Grass infusion; Oviposition pheromone; Ovitrap

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 34250883887     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000058     Document Type: Article

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