Laboratory studies on the predatory potential of dragon-fly nymphs on mosquito larvae

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 96-101

  Singh, R K ^a   Dhiman, R C ^a   Singh, S P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Anopheles stephensi; Bio control; Brachythemis contaminata; Culex quinquefasciatus

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BREEDING; CULEX; DATA ANALYSIS; FEEDING; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; INSECTS; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NYMPH; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4444342981     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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