A mosquito predator survey in Townsville, Australia, and an assessment of Diplonychus sp. and Anisops sp. predatorial capacity against Culex annulirostris mosquito immatures

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-21

  Shaalan, Essam Abdel Salam ^a   Canyon, Deon Vahid ^b   Muller, Reinhold ^b   Younes, Mohamed Wagdy Faried ^c   Abdel Wahab, Hoda ^a   Mansour, Abdel Hamid ^a  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Menoufia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biological control; Hemiptera; Mosquito; Predator

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; HEMIPTERA; INSECT; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NYMPH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CULEX; CULICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; LARVA; NYMPH; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PUPA;

EID: 34848873787     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2007)32[16:AMPSIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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