Contribution of different aquatic habitats to adult Anopheles arabiensis and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) production in a rice agroecosystem in Mwea, Kenya

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-138

  Mwangangi, Joseph M ^a,b   Muturi, Ephantus J ^c   Shililu, Josephat ^b,d   Muriu, Simon M ^b   Jacob, Benjamin ^c   Kabiru, Ephantus W ^e   Mbogo, Charles M ^a   Githure, John ^b   Novak, Robert ^c  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

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

^e KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

An. arabiensis; Cx. quinquefasciatus; Emergence rate; Mosquitoes; Predation; Productivity

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; KENYA; LARVA; ORYZA SATIVA;

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES COUSTANI; BELOSTOMATIDAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; EPHEMERELLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; NOTONECTIDAE;

EID: 54649084965     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2008)33[129:CODAHT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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