Environmental factors associated with the distribution of Anopheles arabiensis and Culex quinquefasciatus in a rice agro-ecosystem in Mwea, Kenya

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-63

  Muturi, Ephantus J ^a   Mwangangi, Joseph ^b,d   Shililu, Josephat ^b,c   Jacob, Benjamin G ^a   Mbogo, Charles ^d   Githure, John ^b   Novak, Robert J ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

An. arabiensis; Cx. quinquefasciatus; Environmental factors; Integrated vector management; Kenya; Rice agro ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KENYA; POPULATION DENSITY; RICE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; KENYA; ORYZA SATIVA; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; HALIPLIDAE; HEPTAGENIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 54649083715     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2008)33[56:EFAWTD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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