Establishment and abundance of a recently introduced mosquito species Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Southern Appalachians, USA

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 945-952

  Bevins, Sarah N ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; LARVA; OCHLEROTATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; APPALACHIAN REGION; LARVA; OCHLEROTATUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARBOVIRUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; OCHLEROTATUS JAPONICUS; OCHLEROTATUS JAPONICUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 36749091310     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[945:EAAOAR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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