Laboratory and field studies of Macrocyclops albidus (Crustacea: Copepoda) for biological control of mosquitoes in artificial containers in a subtropical environment

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 124-134

  Rey, Jorge R ^a   O'Connell, Sheila ^a   Suárez, Silvia ^b   Menéndez, Zulema ^b   Lounibos, L Philip ^a   Byer, Gracie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Biological control; Containers; Copepod; Florida; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPEPOD; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SURVIVAL; WATER SUPPLY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; COPEPODA; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; CYCLOPOIDA; MACROCYCLOPS; MACROCYCLOPS ALBIDUS;

EID: 3442897441     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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