Influence of container size, location, and time of day on oviposition patterns of the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, in Thailand

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 415-423

  Harrington, L C ^a   Ponlawat, A ^a   Edman, J D ^b   Scott, T W ^b   Vermeylen, F ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Container dimensions; Oviposition; Site selection; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; THAILAND;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DENGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; OVIPOSITION; THAILAND; WATER;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 45549089226     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0203     Document Type: Article

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