Mosquito control by larvivorous fish

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-27

  Chandra, Goutam ^a   Bhattacharjee, I ^a   Chatterjee, S N ^a   Ghosh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Biocontrol agents; Larvivorous fish; Mosquito control

Indexed keywords

FISH; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; REVIEW; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; FISHES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 43449137887     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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